LEADER 03239nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910791946103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84779-676-1 010 $a1-78170-162-8 010 $a1-84779-236-7 024 7 $a10.7765/9781847792365 035 $a(CKB)2560000000085806 035 $a(EBL)1069584 035 $a(OCoLC)818847313 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000712825 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12260082 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712825 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10645439 035 $a(PQKB)11465506 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085688 035 $a(OCoLC)1132668537 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse78098 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069584 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623414 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL843634 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069584 035 $a(DE-B1597)659609 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781847792365 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000085806 100 $a20090615d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPolitical responsibility and the European Union$b[electronic resource] /$fMyrto Tsakatika 210 $aManchester ;$aNew York $cManchester University Press ;$aNew York $cDistributed in the United States exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (161 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7190-7515-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [132]-144) and index. 327 $aEuropean Union in perspective : the legacy of Jean Monnet -- Political responsibility and legitimate governance -- Accountability -- Identifiability -- Openness -- Conclusions. 330 $aThis book addresses the question of political legitimacy in the European Union from the much neglected angle of political responsibility. It develops an original communitarian approach to legitimacy based on Alasdair MacIntyre's ethics of virtues and practices, that can be contrasted with prevalent liberal-egalitarian and neo-republican approaches. Tsakatika argues that a 'responsibility deficit', quite distinct from the often discussed 'democratic deficit', can be diagnosed in the European Union. This is documented in chapters that provide in-depth analysis of accountability, transparency and 606 $aLegitimacy of governments$zEuropean Union countries 606 $aConstitutional law$zEuropean Union countries 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xPolitics and government 610 $aAlasdair MacIntyre. 610 $aEuropean Union. 610 $aEuropean governance. 610 $aaccountability. 610 $ainstitutional choice. 610 $apolitical community. 610 $apolitical legitimacy. 610 $apolitical responsibility. 610 $aresponsibility deficit. 610 $atransparency. 615 0$aLegitimacy of governments 615 0$aConstitutional law 676 $a320.011 700 $aTsakatika$b Myrto$01584352 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791946103321 996 $aPolitical responsibility and the European Union$93868065 997 $aUNINA