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  • © 1998

Democracy and the European Union

  • The volume addresses the important and actual question of the democratic legitimacy of the European Union

Part of the book series: Ethical Economy (SEEP)

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
  2. Democracy and the European Union: Challenges

    1. Democracy and the European Union: Challenges

      • Andreas Føllesdal
      Pages 1-10
  3. EU Institutions

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
    2. Is it Really Possible to Democratize the Euro-Polity?

      • Philippe C. Schmitter
      Pages 13-36
    3. Democracy and Governance in the European Union

      • Markus Jachtenfuchs
      Pages 37-64
    4. Democratic Legitimacy and the Role of the Commission

      • Janne Haaland Matláry
      Pages 65-80
    5. Double Asymmetry as Normative Challenge

      • Sverker Gustavsson
      Pages 108-131
  4. Historical and Comparative Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133
  5. Political Theory for the European Union

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187
    2. Individuality and the EU Project

      • Rafael Alvira
      Pages 204-213
    3. Democracy and Federalism in the European Union

      • Andreas Føllesdal
      Pages 231-253
  6. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 285-285
    2. Should the European Union Become More Democratic?

      • Philippe Van Parus
      Pages 287-301
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 302-309

Editors and Affiliations

  • ARENA, Advanced Research on the Europeanisation of the Nation State, Oslo, Norway

    Andreas Føllesdal

  • Centre for Ethical Economy and Business Culture, The Hannover Institute of Philosophical Research, Hannover, Germany

    Peter Koslowski

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Democracy and the European Union

  • Editors: Andreas Føllesdal, Peter Koslowski

  • Series Title: Ethical Economy

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03622-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-63457-7Published: 18 November 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-08333-4Published: 09 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-03622-8Published: 11 November 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2211-2707

  • Series E-ISSN: 2211-2723

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 309

  • Topics: Economic Policy, International Relations, Political Science, Economics, general, Philosophy, general

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eBook USD 129.00
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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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