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1. Rethinking Democracy and the European Union

   Edited by Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum

   Series: Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe

   While the Lisbon treaty was meant to clarify the European Union’s role and political identity, it remains a challenge for politicians and decision-makers to define. Rethinking Democracy and the European Union looks at both the concept of the EU as a political system, and analyses the meaning and...

   Published November 15th 2011 by Routledge
2. The European Union and the Public Sphere

   A Communicative Space in the Making?

   Edited by John Erik Fossum, Philip R. Schlesinger

   Series: Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe

   The European Union is often attacked for its ‘democratic deficit’, namely its deficiencies in representation, transparency and accountability, as well as its lack of popular support. Can these shortcomings be counteracted by the development of a viable European public sphere? This book assesses the...

   Published June 9th 2008 by Routledge
3. Developing a Constitution for Europe

   Edited by Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum, Agustin Jose Menedez

   Series: Routledge Studies on Democratising Europe

   This new book tackles the challenges of forging a legitimate constitution for the European Union. The EU is currently in the midst of a comprehensive process of reform. These leading authors clarify its constitutional status, taking stock of the European Charter of Fundamental...

   Published May 4th 2005 by Routledge
4. Democracy in the European Union

   Integration Through Deliberation?

   Edited by Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum

   The European Union is widely held to suffer from a democratic deficit, and this raises a wider question: can democracy at all be applied to decision-making bodies beyond the nation state? Today, the EU is a highly complex entity undergoing profound changes. This book asks how the type of...

   Published January 19th 2000 by Routledge