| The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union Contributor(s): Gustavsson, Sverker (Editor), Karlsson, Christer (Editor), Persson, Thomas (Editor) |
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ISBN: 041548099X ISBN-13: 9780415480994 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: This book examines accountability in the European Union from different perspectives and considers whether EU citizens have real opportunities for holding decision-makers accountable. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 352.352 |
| LCCN: 2009001054 |
| Series: Routledge Advances in European Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.04 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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 under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https: //s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415480994_oachapter1.pdf |
