The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union (Routledge Advances in European Politics)

By: Sverker Gustavsson and Thomas Persson and Christer Karlsson

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Synopsis: 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

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781135220587
Related ISBNs:: 9780203874714, 9780415848299, 9780415848299, 9780415480994, 9780415480994, 9780415502771, 9780415502771
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 03/27/20
Copyrighted By:: Sverker Gustavsson, Christer Karlsson, and Thomas Persson for selection and editorial matter
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Sverker Gustavsson
Edited by:: Christer Karlsson
Edited by:: Thomas Persson