Buch(elektronisch)#12017
From the "democratic deficit" to a "democratic surplus": constructing administrative democracy in Europe
In: Oxford scholarship online
In: Political Science
This text informs current understandings of regulatory agency operations and institutional design by drawing on an original dataset of public consultations and interviews with agency officials, industry and consumer group representatives in Paris, Athens, Brussels, and London. The on-the-ground original research provides a strong foundation for the directions the case law could take and small- and larger-scale institutional reforms that balance the goals of democracy, accountability, and efficiency