Sverker (Hrsg.) Gustavsson

The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union

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This book examines accountability in the EU from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. This book critically analyses five arguments which claim there are sufficient means for holding decision-makers to account in the Union. The main conclusion is that the current institutional set-up and practice of decision-making in the EU is one that merely creates an illusion of accountability. Using a strict framework focusing on the difference between formal mechanisms and actual opportunities for accountability, this highly coherent volume will be of interest to student… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Karlsson, Christer (Hrsg.) / Persson, Thomas (Hrsg.)

ISBN: 978-1-135-22059-4
EAN: 9781135220594
Produktnummer: 18425393
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 208 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'277 KB

Über den Autor

Sverker Gustavsson is Jean Monnet Professor of European political integration at the Department of Government, Uppsala University, Sweden. His main research interests are European constitutional affairs, welfare state theory and research policy doctrines. Christer Karlsson is Associate Professor in the Department of Government, Uppsala University. His main research interests are democratic theory, European Union politics and international climate change negotiations. Thomas Persson is Researcher in the Department of Government, Uppsala University. His research interests include the involvement of civil society and interest groups in European Union politics, and the impact of European integration on national political systems.