Democratic Empowerment in the European Union by David Levi-Faur (English) Hardco

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It examines the channels that are being made available by EU policy makers to help increase democratic participation, as well as the hindrances to, and the problems associated with, democratic empowerment.

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Citizenship is an ever-evolving and expanding concept. European citizenship is all the more so. This book considers the role that the institutional design of the European Union plays in extending the rights of EU citizens.With chapters from leading researchers in the field, Democratic Empowerment in the European Union outlines the core themes relating to democratic empowerment in the EU. It examines the channels that are being made available by EU policymakers to help increase democratic participation, as well as the hindrances to, and the problems associated with, democratic empowerment. With its groundbreaking account of the ways in which EU citizens are hampered in exercising their democratic citizenship, and proposals for how they might be further empowered to do so, this book is an important addition to the literature on the subject, and offers an excellent introduction to this crucial issue.Democratic Empowerment in the European Union will be essential reading for students of politics and both social and public policy with interests in democracy and citizenship, as well as European policymakers seeking to understand and encourage democratic engagement.Contributors include: W. Bakker, T. Binder, R.I. Csehi, F. Cheneval, K. Dinur, O. Eberl, M. Ferrín, R. Fransen, D. Gaus, A. Gerbrandy, H. Haber, P. Kaniok, V. Koska, N. Kosti, D. Levi-Faur, S. Seubert, C. Struenck, U. Puetter, F. van Waarden, R. Zwieky

Author Biography

Edited by David Levi-Faur, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel and the late Frans van Waarden, formerly Utrecht University, the Netherlands

Table of Contents

Contents:Preface and Acknowledgement1. Democratic Empowerment in the EU: An IntroductionDavid Levi-Faur, Nir Kosti and Frans Van Waarden2. Involvement of national parliaments in the political system of the European Union: a way for democratic empowerment?Petr Kaniok3. Political inequality and democratic empowerment in the European Union: The Role of the European ParliamentSandra Seubert, Oliver Eberl and Daniel Gaus4. The European Citizens Initiative from Comparative PerspectiveFernando Mendez, Roman Zwicky and Daniel Kübler5. The European OmbudsmanMarco Inglese and Tom Binder6. Direct democracy in the European Union: An Option for Democratic Empowerment?Francis Cheneval and Mónica Ferrín7. Education for a Civic CultureWieger Bakker, Marlot van der Kolk and Viktor Koska8. Competition Law and the EU Democratic DeficitAnna Gerbrandy and Rutger Fransen9. Regulation by litigation as a form of EmpowermentChristoph Struenck10. How Financial Market Constraints and Technocratic Decision-making Impact on European Political Citizenship and Democracy?Robert Csehi and Uwe Puetter11. The Financialization of EU Citizenship: An Alternative to Democratic EmpowermentHanan Haber and David Levi-Faur12. Democratic Empowerment and the Future of the EU: Some lessons from BrexitKeren Dinur, Nir Kosti, David Levi-Faur and Guy MorIndex

Review

'This book will appeal to all those that have an interest in questions about how EU citizenship is developing to enable citizens to influence policymaking.' -- James Organ, Common Market Law Review

Review Quote

'This book will appeal to all those that have an interest in questions about how EU citizenship is developing to enable citizens to influence policymaking.'

Details ISBN1788113551 Language English Year 2018 ISBN-10 1788113551 ISBN-13 9781788113557 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2018-11-30 Pages 320 Publisher Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Series Interdisciplinary Perspectives on EU Citizenship series Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd Place of Publication Cheltenham Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2018-11-30 NZ Release Date 2018-11-30 UK Release Date 2018-11-30 Author Frans van Waarden Edited by Frans van Waarden DEWEY 341.2422 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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