Representation and Democracy in the EU
This book explores the various ways in which citizens are represented in EU policy-making. Most accounts naturally focus on the European Parliament as the prime source of democratic representation. This collection focuses instead on four other channels that are as and often more important: namely, representation via governments, national parliaments, civil society organisations and directly, via referenda. Based on original research, the book combines democratic theory with detailed empirical analysis to provide an innovative, timely and up-to-date evaluation of the nature of representation in the EU. Policy advisors, practitioners and those scholars interested in democracy and the European Union will find this volume to be a valuable resource.
This book was published as a special issue of the Journal of European Integration.
Richard Bellamy is the Director of the Max Weber Programme of the European University in Florence, Italy. His research is in normative political theory, particularly citizenship, democracy and constitutionalism.
Sandra Krger is a lecturer in the politics department of the University of Exeter, UK. Her research interests are European democracy, national parliaments and civil society organisations.
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Representation and Democracy
in the EU
Does one come at the expense
of the other?
Edited by
Richard Bellamy and Sandra Krger
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Contents
Richard Bellamy & Sandra Krger
Richard Bellamy
Christopher Lord & Johannes Pollak
Ian Cooper
Carina Sprungk
Sonja Puntscher Riekmann & Doris Wydra
Sandra Krger
Elizabeth Monaghan
Richard Rose & Gabriela Borz
The chapters in this book were originally published in the Journal of European Integration, volume 35, issue 5 (July 2013). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
Chapter 1
Representation Deficits and Surpluses in EU Policy-making
Richard Bellamy & Sandra Krger
Journal of European Integration, volume 35, issue 5 (July 2013) pp. 477498
Chapter 2
An Ever Closer Union Among the Peoples of Europe: Republican Inter-governmentalism and Demoicratic Representation within the EU
Richard Bellamy
Journal of European Integration, volume 35, issue 5 (July 2013) pp. 499516
Chapter 3
The Pitfalls of Representation as Claims-Making in the European Union
Christopher Lord & Johannes Pollak
Journal of European Integration, volume 35, issue 5 (July 2013) pp. 517530
Chapter 4
Bicameral or Tricameral? National Parliaments and Representative Democracy in the European Union
Ian Cooper
