Democratic Citizenship and the European Union

Informationen zum Autor Albert Weale is Professor of Government at the University of Essex Klappentext This book analyses the political legitimacy of the European Union, taking democratic citizenship seriously.Developing a distinctive normative theory of political association, it evaluates the project of European integration in terms of democratic values. It argues that the goods of democratic citizenship have been advanced by European integration in many respects, including environmental policy. In other respects, including social policy, democratic citizenship is best advanced by keeping primary political authority at the level of the nation-state. Weale develops these arguments through an original interplay of political science and political theory.The contents combine original normative political theory, drawing on the concept of practical reason, with applications to the fields of social policy, environmental policy, security policy and enlargement.The book is primarily an original work of political theory, but it will be of interest to all those concerned about the future of the European Union. It is written in a style that makes it accessible to students on advanced courses as well as specialists. Zusammenfassung This book analyses the political legitimacy of the European Union. Developing a distinctive normative theory of political association! it evaluates the project of European integration. It develops its arguments through an original interplay of political science and political theory. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The European transformation2. Democratic citizenship3. Political association4. Social rights beyond the single market?5. Environmental protection6. Security policy7. Citizenship and enlargement8. Political powers and rights

Product details

• Authors: Albert Weale, Weale Albert
• Assisted by: Thomas Christiansen (Editor), Emil Kirchner (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.02.2006
• EAN: 9780719044250
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-4425-0
• No. of pages: 168
• Series: Europe in Change; Europe in Change (Hardcover); Europe in Change
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, EU (European Union), Civil rights & citizenship, International institutions, EU & European institutions, Civics and citizenship