Democratizing Europe
By: Antoine Vauchez
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781137540904
Subjects: Politics and government; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; Economic integration; Democracy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General; Democratization; European National characteristics; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General
Description: "How can we account for numerous and repeatedly failed attempts to redress the European Union's democratic deficit over the past three decades? In the wake of the Eurozone crisis, Democratizing Europe argues that part of our collective failure to re-orient the EU's trajectory lies in our failure to fully characterize the EU government's dependent path. Bringing together new streams of scholarship in history, law, sociology, and political science, this book suggests a new portrait of the EU's singular political model. Tasked with Europe's grand project, the edification of a unique economic and monetary Market, the European Court, Commission, and Central Bank have been the cradle in which the EU polity has been shaped, staged, and legitimized. In this context, it is no wonder that the many attempts to parliamentarize Europe have had limited democratic effects. Vauchez suggests that we recognize this historically-rooted centrality of Europe's independent branch and adapt our democratization strategies accordingly. "--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Introduction2. A Potemkin Democracy?3. The Appeal of Independence and the Making of Europe's Government4. The Political Crisis of Europe's Independent Branch5. Democratizing the Union6. Conclusion.