Aufsatz(gedruckt) World Affairs Online1997

Representation and the democratic deficit

In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 32, Heft 2, S. 273-282

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Abstract

In the early years of the Community it was assumed that there was a widespread consensus about the future development of Europe, and that decisions by the Council of Ministers were broadly in line with public opinion. In recent years the growth in the powers and responsibilities of European institutions has been considerable, through the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty. The Community is now the world's largest trading group, and one of the three most important players on the world economic scene alongside the USA and Japan. The EU has grown from six to fifteen member states, and further waves of enlargement are on the horizon. Yet many fear that processes of representation and accountability have not kept pace with this expansion, producing a legitimacy crisis (Anderson & Eliassen 1996; Hayward 1995). The key issue (...) is the classic one of political representation: how the preferences of European citizens can be linked to decision making within the European Union. (European Journal of Political Research / FUB)

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