Direct Democracy in the EU (eBook, PDF)

The Myth of a Citizens' Union
Redaktion: Blockmans, Steven; Russack, Sophia

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The European Union has a democracy problem. The polycrisis that has plagued the EU for years has led to a cacophony of voices calling for fundamental change to the integration project. Yet despite the shock of the Brexit referendum and the electoral upsets caused by nativist parties across the continent, few of the plans for EU reform include concrete proposals to address the perennial democratic deficit. This volume looks at how the relationship between citizens, the state and EU institutions has changed in a multi-layered Union. As such, it focuses more on polity than on populism, and does not engage deeply with policy or output legitimacy. Building on the notion of increasing social, economic and political interdependence across borders, this book asks whether a sense of solidarity and European identity can be rescued from the bottom up by empowering citizens to 'take back control' of their Union. Direct Democracy in the EU: The Myth of a Citizens' Union is part of the 'Towards a Citizens' Union' project and is the product of collaboration with 20 renowned think tanks from the European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN). It is the first of three publications that will also cover the state of representative democracy in the EU and the accountability of democratic institutions.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 468
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798216222330
• Artikelnr.: 74844045

Autorenporträt

Steven Blockmans is Senior Research Fellow and the Head of the Institutions and EU Foreign Policy units at CEPS; Professor of EU External Relations Law and Governance at the University of Amsterdam. Sophia Russack is Researcher in the Institutions unit at CEPS, PhD candidate at Maastricht University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I / 1.Introduction
CEPS
Brussels / 2. Instruments and Procedures of Direct Democracy at the EU level
CEPS
Brussels / Part II / 3. Country report Austria
Austrian Society for European Politics
Vienna / 4. Country report Bulgaria
Centre for Liberal Strategies
Sofia / 5. Country report Czech Republic
Institute of International Relations
Prague / 6. Country report Denmark
EUROPA
Copenhagen / 7. Country report Finland
Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Helsinki / 8. Country report Germany
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
Berlin / 9. Country report Greece
ELIAMEP
Athens / 10. Country report Italy
Istituto Affari Internazionali
Rome / 11. Country report Latvia
Latvian Institute of International Affairs
Riga / 12. Country report Poland
Institute of Public Affairs
Warsaw / 13. Country report Romania
European Institute of Romania
Bucharest / 14. Country report Slovakia
Slovak Foreign Policy Association
Bratislava / 15. Country report Spain
Elcano Royal Institute
Madrid / 16. Country report United Kingdom
Centre for European Reform
London / Part III / 17. How to Strengthen European Political Parties from a National Perspective
PROVIDUS
Riga / 18. Reflections on the Democratic Conventions throughout the EU
CIDOB
Barcelona / 19. 'Civic-tech' - Impact of digital technologies on democratic processes and political participation
WiseEuropa
Warsaw / 20. EU Storytelling and the New Narrative for Europe - Who is going to listen?
European Institute
Sofia / Part IV / 21. Conclusions and the way forward
Carnegie Europe
Brussels