Read more
Zusatztext This volume addresses the key question of the Unionâs current predicament: will the Euro crisis strengthen the weak political foundations of the EU or will it ultimately undermine them? Approaching the question from different perspectives! the authors analyse central concerns: the unreflective projection of legitimacy and democracy from the national to the EU level; citizensâ ambiguous attitudes towards the EU; and the response capacity of national andEuropean institutions. As such! the individual contributions offer an excellent evaluation of the state of the post-crisis EU and insightful ideas about its future. Informationen zum Autor Olaf Cramme is former Director of Policy Network and a Visiting Fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics.Sara B. Hobolt is the Sutherland Chair in European Institutions and Professor at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science. London School of Economics and Political Science. Klappentext This book offers the first comprehensive political analysis of the Euro crisis and its impact on democratic politics in the EU. Leading scholars provide political, economic, legal, and sociological perspectives on the main issues at stake and evaluate the prospects of a more legitimate and democratic Europe. Zusammenfassung This book offers the first comprehensive political analysis of the Euro crisis and its impact on democratic politics in the EU. Leading scholars provide political, economic, legal, and sociological perspectives on the main issues at stake and evaluate the prospects of a more legitimate and democratic Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Olaf Cramme and Sara B. Hobolt: A European Union under Stress; The Political Consequences of the Crisis; 2 Fritz W. Scharpf: Political Legitimacy in a Non-Optimal Currency Area; 3 Sara B. Hobolt: Public Attitudes towards the Euro Crisis; 4 Hanspeter Kriesi and Edgar Grande: The Europeanization of the National Political Debate; 5 Jonathan White: Politicizing Europe: The Challenge of Executive Discretion; 6 Tapio Raunio: The Role of National Legislatures in EU Politics; 7 Frank Schimmelfennig: Differentiated Integration Before and After the Crisis; Prospects for a more Legitimate and Democratic Europe; 8 Waltraud Schelkle: The Insurance Potential of a Non-Optimal Currency Area; 9 Damian Chalmers and Mariana Chaves: EU Law-Making and the State of European Democratic Agency; 10 Simon Hix: Democratizing a Macroeconomic Union in Europe; 11 Andreas Follesdal: Democratic Standards in an Asymmetric Union; 12 Catherine E. de Vries: Rethinking Electoral Democracy in Europe; 13 Sverker Gustavsson: The Need for Legitimate Opposition and Protectionism...
