02955oam 2200625I 450 991046305420332120200520144314.01-283-92012-30-203-07642-71-135-12547-310.4324/9780203076422 (CKB)2670000000315297(EBL)1104796(OCoLC)823390006(SSID)ssj0000803904(PQKBManifestationID)12332145(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000803904(PQKBWorkID)10811447(PQKB)10129002(MiAaPQ)EBC1104796(Au-PeEL)EBL1104796(CaPaEBR)ebr10641678(CaONFJC)MIL423262(OCoLC)823041392(EXLCZ)99267000000031529720180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemocratic decision-making in the EU technocracy in disguise? /Anne Elizabeth StieAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (250 p.)Routledge studies on democratising Europe ;9Description based upon print version of record.1-138-83026-7 0-415-52575-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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?.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 decRoutledge studies on democratizing Europe ;9.TechnocracyEuropean Union countriesPolitics and governmentElectronic books.Technocracy.341.242/2Stie Anne Elizabeth.977229MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463054203321Democratic decision-making in the EU2226162UNINA