Deficitul democratic în Uniunea Europeană – cazul Parlamentului European
The Democratic Deficit in the European Union – the Case of the European Parliament
Author(s): Andra Carmen RusuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Scoala Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative (SNSPA)
Keywords: European Union; European Parliament; the democratic deficit; legitimacy; European elections; the public sphere; citizens;
Summary/Abstract: The theme of this review is the democratic deficit in the institutional structures of the European Union with a case study of the European Parliament. I introduce the necessary notions of legitimacy, democracy, democratic deficit and present the arguments of some of the theorists in field. Following the hypothesis that the European Parliament, through its structure and development, is the institution that tries to reduce the democratic deficit in the European Union, I analyze to what extent this is being done.
Journal: Europolity - Continuity and Change in European Governance
- Issue Year: 3/2009
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 67-81
- Page Count: 15
- Language: Romanian
