A Democratic Audit of the European Union
A Democratic Audit of the European Union provides a systematic assessment of democracy in the EU against clearly defined criteria. Christopher Lord offers a double challenge to generalizations about a democratic deficit in the EU. On the one hand, it shows that standards of democratic performance in...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
2004, 2004
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| Series: | One Europe or Several?
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | A Democratic Audit of the European Union provides a systematic assessment of democracy in the EU against clearly defined criteria. Christopher Lord offers a double challenge to generalizations about a democratic deficit in the EU. On the one hand, it shows that standards of democratic performance in the EU may vary across Union institutions and decision-making processes. On the other hand, it shows that they can vary across key dimensions of democratic governance, including citizenship, rights, participation, representation, responsiveness, transparency and accountability |
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| Physical Description: | X, 256 p online resource |
| ISBN: | 9781403948168 |