The illusion of accountability in the European Union
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The illusion of accountability in the European Union
(Routledge advances in European politics, 57)
Routledge, 2009
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [176]-189) and index
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Description
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 students and scholars of European politics, especially those interested in the democratic foundations of the European political system.
Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Table of Contents
1. Examining the Illusion of Accountability 2. Accountability in World Politics 3. Accountability and Democracy 4. Putting Limits on Accountability Avoidance 5. Irretrievable Powers and Democratic Accountability 6. EU Treaty Reform and Accountability 7. Delegation to the Permanent Representation and Mechanisms of Accountability 8. European Intelligence Cooperation and Accountability 9. Executive Power and Accountability in the European Union 10. The European Central Bank - Independent and Accountable? 11. Civil Society Participation and Accountability 12. Improving Accountability in the European Union - The Potential Role of NGOs 13. Taking Accountability Seriously
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