The European Union in Crisis Explorations in Representation and Demo
This volume is a comprehensive and rigorous exploration of intertwined issues surrounding the EU's democracy and legitimacy, written in the turbulent context of the financial crisis. The chapters are woven together under four interconnected thematic secti
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The European Union in Crisis Explorations in Representation and Democratic Legitimacy
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Kyriakos N. Demetriou Editor
The European Union in Crisis Explorations in Representation and Democratic Legitimacy
Editor Kyriakos N. Demetriou Department of Social and Political Science University of Cyprus Nicosia Cyprus
ISBN 978-3-319-08773-3 ISBN 978-3-319-08774-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-08774-0 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014953601 # Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Preface
With the Eurozone embroiled in unprecedented crisis, the debate over European Union’s democratic deficit and legitimacy dominates the media, public interest and its institutions. The euro crisis over the last years, linked to an existential battle to save the common currency driven by a technocratic elite, intensified mistrust in both EU and national institutions and gave rise to a new-fangled, wide-ranging albeit diverse Euroscepticism. The failure to cope with the complexities of the democratic deficit prior to the financial/sovereign debt crisis that plagued Europe contributed to a lethal mixture of causes that
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