A Democratic Audit of the European Union

Informationen zum Autor CHRISTOPHER LORD is Professor of European Politics at the University of Leeds, UK. He is currently a Research Fellow with the ESRC's One Europe or Several? Programme. Klappentext A Democratic Audit of the European Union provides a systematic assessment of democracy in the EU against clearly defined criteria. Christopher Lord offers a double challenge to generalizations about a democratic deficit in the EU. On the one hand, it shows that standards of democratic performance in the EU may vary across Union institutions and decision-making processes. On the other hand, it shows that they can vary across key dimensions of democratic governance, including citizenship, rights, participation, representation, responsiveness, transparency and accountability. Zusammenfassung A Democratic Audit of the European Union provides a systematic assessment of democracy in the EU against clearly defined criteria. Christopher Lord offers a double challenge to generalizations about a democratic deficit in the EU. On the one hand, it shows that standards of democratic performance in the EU may vary across Union institutions and decision-making processes. On the other hand, it shows that they can vary across key dimensions of democratic governance, including citizenship, rights, participation, representation, responsiveness, transparency and accountability. Inhaltsverzeichnis What is a Democratic Audit? Auditing Democracy in the European Union Citizenship Consent Representation Accountability (The Commission) Accountability (Council) Constitutionalism, Democracy and the EU Conclusions Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: C Lord, C. Lord, Christopher Lord
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2003
• EAN: 9780333992821
• ISBN: 978-0-333-99282-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 224 mm x 20 mm
• Series: One Europe or Several?; One Europe or Several?
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; B, European Politics, Democracy, Political Science, International Relations, European Union, Political structures: democracy, EU (European Union), Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, European Union Politics