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Democracy and legitimacy in the European Union revisited: input, output and throughput
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Abstract Whether their analytic frameworks focus on institutional form and practices or on its interactive construction, scholars have analyzed the EU’s democratic legitimacy mainly in terms of the trade-offs between the output effectiveness of EU’s policies outcomes for the people and the input participatio... view more
Whether their analytic frameworks focus on institutional form and practices or on its interactive construction, scholars have analyzed the EU’s democratic legitimacy mainly in terms of the trade-offs between the output effectiveness of EU’s policies outcomes for the people and the input participation by and representation of the people. Missing is theorization of the “throughput” efficiency, accountability, transparency, and openness to consultation with the people of the EU’s internal governance processes. The paper argues that adding this analytic category facilitates assessment of these legitimizing mechanisms’ interdependencies and facilitates consideration of reforms that could turn this democratic trilemma into a “virtuous circle”.... view less
Keywords
EU; democracy; legitimacy; EU policy; decision making process; transnationality; transparency; political participation; governance; identity formation
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
European Politics
Free Keywords
throughput legitimacy; tranparency; accountability
Document language
English
Publication Year
2011
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
32 p.
Series
KFG Working Paper Series, 21
ISSN
1868-7601
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications