Challenging the future: the democratic deficit of the EU from a federalist perspective

• Autorzy: Cem Yalçin
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Over the decades the European Union (EU) has evolved into a "quasi-state" of roughly 500 million citizens with 28 members. This process has also brought about the so-called 'democratic deficit' arguments arising from the (un)democratic characteristics of the EU institutions (institutional dimension) and lack of a European demos (socio-psychological dimension). Political systems need peoples' recognition, acceptance and understanding of the system and the rulers in order to preserve their existence. Hence, as a political system, as long as the EU does not make necessary reforms in terms of democracy, democratic deficit will be a challenge to the future of the EU. In this context the paper will aim to present answers to both institutional and socio-psychological dimensions of democratic deficit from a federalist perspective. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Democracy; Federalism; Patriotism

PL

Demokracja; Federalizm; Patriotyzm

• Czasopismo: The Poznań University of Economics Review
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 14
• Numer: nr 3
• Strony: 23--38

Twórcy

autor

Cem Yalçin

• Dokuz Eylul University

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