Democratic Decision-Making in the Eu - Technocracy in Disguise?

This book examines the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU) and evaluates the democratic credentials of the EU's main decision-making procedure. It finds that though there is potential for democratic decision-making in the EU, the actual process is dominated by technocrats and secret meetings.

List of contents

1. Introduction: democracy as idea and practice Part1: Theory, approximation and background 2. What is democratic legitimacy? 3. Approximating ideal principles to non-ideal conditions: The evaluative framework 4. Background: from co-decision to the ordinary legislative procedure Part II: Evaluation of the ordinary legislative procedure 5. A democratic deliberative forum for the people? 6. Inclusion of affected and competent parties 7. Openness and transparency 8. Neutralisation of asymmetrical power relations 9. Decision-making capacity 10. OLP – Democratic decision-making or technocracy in disguise?

Summary

This book examines the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU) and evaluates the democratic credentials of the EU’s main decision-making procedure. It finds that though there is potential for democratic decision-making in the EU, the actual process is dominated by technocrats and secret meetings.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Elizabeth Stie, Anne Elizabeth (University of Oslo Stie, Stie Anne Elizabeth
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2016
• EAN: 9781138830264
• ISBN: 978-1-138-83026-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Political structures: democracy, International institutions, Political structures / systems: democracy