Democracy in Europe : the EU and National Polities.

Democracy in Europe is about the impact of European integration on national democracies. It argues that the oft-cited democratic deficit is indeed a problem, but not so much at the level of the European Union per se as at the national level. This is because national leaders and publics have yet to c...

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Main Author: Schmidt, Vivien Ann, 1949- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2006.
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Summary:Democracy in Europe is about the impact of European integration on national democracies. It argues that the oft-cited democratic deficit is indeed a problem, but not so much at the level of the European Union per se as at the national level. This is because national leaders and publics have yet to come to terms with the institutional impact of the EU on the traditional workings of their national democracies. The book begins with a discussion of what the EU is-a new form of 'regional state' in which sovereignty is shared, boundaries are variable, identity composite, and democracy fragmented. It.
Physical Description:1 online resource (334 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191532962
0191532967
9780191709012
0191709018
9780199266975
0199266972