The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union

Sverker Gustavsson editor Thomas Persson editor Christer Karlsson editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:5th Aug '09

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The Illusion of Accountability in the European Union cover

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 at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

ISBN: 9780415480994

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

208 pages