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The European Citizens' Initiative - Chances, Constrains and Limits
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Institut für Höhere Studien (IHS), Wien
Abstract In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of European Union citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, the year 2013 has been designated by the European Commission as the 'European Year of Citizens'. The European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) - labelled by the Commission as ... view more
In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the establishment of European Union citizenship under the Maastricht Treaty in 1993, the year 2013 has been designated by the European Commission as the 'European Year of Citizens'. The European Citizen's Initiative (ECI) - labelled by the Commission as a 'direct gateway through which citizens can make their voices heard in Brussels' - may emerge in the European awareness as a new appealing platform for policy-shaping and communication. The ECI, through its transnational vox civilis character, figures among the most important novelties in the Lisbon Treaty and in the long run may facilitate and accelerate the bottom-up building of a European demos. The question is, however, whether the mechanism of pan-European signature collection is strong enough to face the democratic challenges present in the EU, especially during the ongoing financial crisis.... view less
Keywords
EU; civil society; EU policy; Lisbon Treaty; European Commission; direct democracy; political participation; citizens' participation; citizen; citizens' action committee
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
City
Wien
Page/Pages
34 p.
Series
Reihe Politikwissenschaft / Institut für Höhere Studien, Abt. Politikwissenschaft, 134
ISSN
1605-8003
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications