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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463054203321

Autore

Stie Anne Elizabeth

Titolo

Democratic decision-making in the EU : technocracy in disguise? / / Anne Elizabeth Stie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-283-92012-3

0-203-07642-7

1-135-12547-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (250 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on democratising Europe ; ; 9

Disciplina

341.242/2

Soggetti

Technocracy

Electronic books.

European Union countries Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: democracy as idea and practice -- What is democratic legitimacy? -- Approximating ideal principles to non-ideal conditions: the evaluative framework -- Background: from co-decision to the ordinary legislative procedure -- A democratic deliberative forum for the people? -- Inclusion of affected and competent parties -- Openness and transparency -- Neutralisation of asymmetrical power relations -- Decision-making capacity -- Democratic decision-making or technocracy in disguise?.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU) and evaluates the democratic credentials of the EU's main decision-making procedure. It finds that though there is potential for democratic decision-making in the EU, the actual process is dominated by technocrats and secret meetings.The book assesses and discusses the conditions for democratic input in decision-making with five empirical chapters each addressing the ordinary legislative procedure from different dimensions: democratic deliberative forums, inclusion, openness, power neutralising mechanisms and dec