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Three models of democracy, political community and representation in the EU
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 206-223
ISSN: 1466-4429
Three models of democracy, political community and representation in the EU
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 206-223
ISSN: 1350-1763
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Three Models of Democracy, Political Community and Representation in the EU
In: JEPP 20.2 (2013) (Forthcoming)
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Democracy by Delegation? Who Represents Whom and How in European Governance
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 101-125
ISSN: 1477-7053
AbstractThe democratic legitimacy of European governance is often said to rest on its 'output'. However, such arguments also make the implicit 'input' claim that the community method and new modes of governance offer a more participatory and deliberative style of democratic politics to standard democratic processes, which is best suited to represent the European interest. We test such claims by analysing them from three different perspectives: functional, societal and delegatory. We conclude that they are grounded on a substantive conception of representation in which the agents of European governance 'stand' or 'act' for the European public. However, such claims are empty without formal democratic processes of authorization and accountability that ensure European governance effectively promotes the democratic values of political equality and responsiveness.
Democracy by Delegation? Who Represents Whom and How in European Governance
In: Government & opposition: an international journal of comparative politics, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 101-126
ISSN: 0017-257X
Democracy by Delegation? Who Represents Whom and How in European Governance
In: Government and Opposition, Forthcoming
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Building the Union: The Nature of Sovereignty in the Political Architecture of Europe
In: Theories of Federalism: A Reader, S. 293-310
Lacroix's European Constitutional Patriotism: A Response
In: Political studies, Band 52, Heft 1, S. 187-193
ISSN: 0032-3217
Legitimizing the Euro-'Polity' and its 'Regime': The Normative Turn in EU Studies
In: European journal of political theory: EJPT, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 7-34
ISSN: 1474-8851
Legitimizing the Euro-`polity' and its `Regime': The Normative Turn in EU Studies
In: European journal of political theory: EJPT, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 7-34
ISSN: 1741-2730
This article discusses the normative implications of the European integration process by addressing the question of the legitimacy deficit in the EU and its member states. It starts from an analysis of legitimacy as implying a distinction between `polity' and `regime', each of which has an `internal' and an `external' dimension relating respectively to the subjective perceptions of citizens and to more objective- and universalist-oriented criteria. Standard accounts of the integration process and the constitutionalisation of the EU have overlooked the complex ways in which polity- and regime-building interact. They have also emphasized the external legitimacy of the EU while neglecting the internal dimension. Both descriptively and prescriptively, the EU lies in between the interpretations offered by neofunctionalist or intergovernmental realists and federal idealists. The `internal' norms channelled through the EU's `regime' have helped form the economic interests appealed to by the former, but in rather different ways to that assumed by the latter. The result has been a polycentric `polity' with a multi-level `regime'. Consequently, we reject having either an EU written constitution that goes beyond the treaties or a federal legislature, advocating instead the `republican' model of a `mixed commonwealth'.
Legitimizing the Euro-'Polity' and its 'Regime' - The Normative Turn in EU Studies
In: European Journal of Political Theory, Band 2, Heft 1, S. 7-34
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The culture of toleration in diverse societies
The idea of toleration as the appropriate response to difference has been central to liberal thought since Locke. Although the subject has been widely and variously explored, there has been reluctance to acknowledge the new meaning that current debates on toleration have when compared with those at its origins in the early modern period and with subsequent discussions about pluralism and freedom of expression. This collection starts from a clear recognition of the new terms of the debate. It recognises that a new academic consensus is slowly emerging on a view of tolerance that is reasonable in two senses. Firstly of reflecting the capacity of seeing the other's viewpoint, secondly on the relatively limited extent to which toleration can be granted. It reflects the cross-thematic and cross-disciplinary nature of such discussions, dissecting a number of debates such as liberalism and communitarianism, public and private, multiculturalism and the politics of identity, and a number of disciplines: moral, legal and political philosophy, historical and educational studies, anthropology, sociology and psychology. A group of distinguished authors explore the complexities emerging from the new debate. They scrutinise, with analytical sophistication, the philosophical foundation, the normative content and the broadly political implications of a new culture of toleration for diverse societies. Specific issues considered include the toleration of religious discrimination in employment, city life and community, social ethos, publicity, justice and reason and ethics. The book is unique in resolutely looking forward to the theoretical and practical challenges posed by commitment to a conception of toleration demanding empathy and understanding in an ever-diversifying world.
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The Normative Turn in European Union Studies: Legitimacy, Identity and Democracy
In: University of Exeter Department of Politics RUSEL Working Paper No. 38
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Constitutionalism and Democracy – Political Theory and the American Constitution
In: British Journal of Political Science, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 595-618