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Democracy and legitimacy in the European Union revisited: input, output and throughput

[working paper]

Schmidt, Vivien

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


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