Das doppelte Demokratiedefizit europaischer Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik: Paradox eines kontrafaktischen Legitimitats-modells parlamentarischer Kontrolle?
In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen: ZParl, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 59
ISSN: 0340-1758
Is the Common Security and Defence Policy of the EU (CSDP) suffering from a democratic deficit? This normative discussion is approached through an exemplary analysis of the German, British and European Parliament as well as a categorization of the EU-27 that aims to provide a comprehensive answer to this central question. A single generally accepted model of parliamentary control of European security and defence policy does not exist. General conclusions about a democratic deficit of the CSDP are based on a counterfactual legitimacy model of parliamentary control, which falls short of taking into account the variety of historically grown perceptions and traditions of security and defence policy in the 27 Member States. Therefore, the democratic legitimacy of CSDP remains sufficiently guaranteed as long as the existing national procedures for parliamentary control are fully complied with. Adapted from the source document.