How to Democratize the European Union...and Why Bother? - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847699048 ISBN 13: 9780847699049

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2000

Synopsis

In this provocative book, Philippe C. Schmitter explores both the possibility and the desirability of democratizing the EU. He argues that as a 'non-state' and a 'non-nation' it will have to invent new forms of citizenship, representation, and decisionmaking if it is ever to democratize itself. The author also contends that the timing and political context work against a full-scale constitutionalization of the process. He proposes a number of modest (and some less modest) reforms that could improve the situation in the near future and eventually lead to a genuine Euro-democracy.

About this title

About the Author

Philippe C. Schmitter is at the Instituto Universitario Europeo.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847699048
• ISBN 13: 9780847699049
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 150
• Editor: Schmitter Philippe C.