Behind the façade of democracy are a number of unanswered questions, foremost among them how to relate democracy beyond the state especially at the EU level to democracy within the state. This important new text provides a wide-ranging assessment of the theory and practice of democracy at all levels in Europe today.
Autorentext
CHRISTOPHER LORD is Professor of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading, UK.
Inhalt
Introduction
Democracy Within the State
Varieties of Democracy Within the State
Varieties of Democracy Beyond the State? The Case of the European Union
Promoting Democracy in the New Europe
Assessing Democracy in the New Europe
Challenges to Democracy in the New Europe
Democracy Within and Beyond the State: A Complementary Relationship.