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This book investigates the multifaceted conflicts of sovereignty in
the recent crises in the European Union. Although the notion of
sovereignty has been central in the contentious debates triggered
by the recent crises in the European Union, it remains strikingly
under-researched in political science. This book bridges this gap
by providing both theoretical reflections and empirical analyses of
today’s conflicts of sovereignty in the EU. More particularly, it
investigates conflicts between four types of sovereignty. First,
national sovereignty referring to the autonomy of the Westphalian
Nation-State to rule on a territory delimited by borders; second,
the supranational sovereignty acquired by the EU in a fragmentary
fashion in a number of scattered internal and external policy
fields; third, parliamentary sovereignty understood as the autonomy
of parliaments (at the regional, national and European levels) to
take part in the decision making process and control the executive
in the name of the principles of election and representation;
fourth, popular sovereignty whereby the body politic confers
legitimacy to decision makers in a democratic system. Through an
analysis of the various crises (rule of law, Brexit, migration,
Eurozone crisis), the chapters look at how sovereignty is framed
and contested by different types of actors, and how the
strengthening or the weakening of certain types of sovereignty
contribute to shape preferences regarding policies and governance
structures in the multi-level EU. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European
Integration.
This book investigates the multifaceted conflicts of sovereignty in
the recent crises in the European Union. Although the notion of
sovereignty has been central in the contentious debates triggered
by the recent crises in the European Union, it remains strikingly
under-researched in political science. This book bridges this gap
by providing both theoretical reflections and empirical analyses of
today's conflicts of sovereignty in the EU. More particularly, it
investigates conflicts between four types of sovereignty. First,
national sovereignty referring to the autonomy of the Westphalian
Nation-State to rule on a territory delimited by borders; second,
the supranational sovereignty acquired by the EU in a fragmentary
fashion in a number of scattered internal and external policy
fields; third, parliamentary sovereignty understood as the autonomy
of parliaments (at the regional, national and European levels) to
take part in the decision making process and control the executive
in the name of the principles of election and representation;
fourth, popular sovereignty whereby the body politic confers
legitimacy to decision makers in a democratic system. Through an
analysis of the various crises (rule of law, Brexit, migration,
Eurozone crisis), the chapters look at how sovereignty is framed
and contested by different types of actors, and how the
strengthening or the weakening of certain types of sovereignty
contribute to shape preferences regarding policies and governance
structures in the multi-level EU. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European
Integration.
The State of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe brings
together scholars specialising in the study of Central and Eastern
Europe, and provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the major
issues in the democratic make-up of the EU's new member states. The
book covers the main dimensions of the state, and contributors
discuss questions about the development of democracy in Central and
Eastern Europe over the past twenty years. What is the present
state of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe more than twenty
years since the end of communist regimes? What is the actual
functioning of the political institutions of these countries? How
is political participation structured, and what role do political
parties play in these democracies? What guarantees are provided to
limit governmental powers and abuse? What is the role of the
judicial system, and the relationship between justice and politics?
How can we evaluate the EU's influence regarding democratic
consolidation? What is the role of the public opinion? This book
was originally published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.
The State of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe brings
together scholars specialising in the study of Central and Eastern
Europe, and provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the major
issues in the democratic make-up of the EU's new member states. The
book covers the main dimensions of the state, and contributors
discuss questions about the development of democracy in Central and
Eastern Europe over the past twenty years. What is the present
state of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe more than twenty
years since the end of communist regimes? What is the actual
functioning of the political institutions of these countries? How
is political participation structured, and what role do political
parties play in these democracies? What guarantees are provided to
limit governmental powers and abuse? What is the role of the
judicial system, and the relationship between justice and politics?
How can we evaluate the EU's influence regarding democratic
consolidation? What is the role of the public opinion? This book
was originally published as a special issue of Europe-Asia Studies.
This book analyses the challenges facing the European Union through
the frame of the rule of law. It shows how over the last decades
the increased dissensus and contestation of the
rule of law has given rise to heightened tensions between national
and EU institutions, leading to the establishment of new soft
and hard policy tools to safeguard it at the supranational
level. The book proposes a comprehensive and multifaceted analysis
of the current state of debates by exploring how EU
institutional actors seek to uphold the
Union’s values. It shows that European
integration in core state powers is the outcome of the clash
between liberal and anti-liberal ideas, between dissensus and
contestation over how collective problems should be solved, in a
community of voices featuring assent and dissent, all of which give
democracy its substance. Beyond the analysis of the emerging EU’s
rule of law policy, the book will help readers to
better understand the EU’s fragilities and
resilience and the potential challenges for the future
of EU integration.
This book analyses the challenges facing the European Union through
the frame of the rule of law. It shows how over the last decades
the increased dissensus and contestation of the rule of law has
given rise to heightened tensions between national and EU
institutions, leading to the establishment of new soft and hard
policy tools to safeguard it at the supranational level. The book
proposes a comprehensive and multifaceted analysis of the current
state of debates by exploring how EU institutional actors seek to
uphold the Union's values. It shows that European integration in
core state powers is the outcome of the clash between liberal and
anti-liberal ideas, between dissensus and contestation over how
collective problems should be solved, in a community of voices
featuring assent and dissent, all of which give democracy its
substance. Beyond the analysis of the emerging EU's rule of law
policy, the book will help readers to better understand the EU's
fragilities and resilience and the potential challenges for the
future of EU integration.
This edited volume brings together leading international
researchers in an attempt to disentangle and understand the
multiple conflicts of sovereignty within the European polity in the
aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis. While most research on
sovereignty focuses on its international dimensions, what makes
this volume distinctive is the focus on the mobilization of
sovereignty discourses in national politics. Contrary to tired
paradigms studying clashes between national and supranational
sovereignty, the various chapters of the volume offer a provocation
for the readers – what if these old vertical conflicts of
sovereignty are increasingly complemented by horizontal conflicts
between executives and parliaments at both the national and
international level?
The European Union of today cannot be studied as it once was. This
original new textbook provides a much-needed update on how the EU's
policies and institutions have changed in light of the multiple
crises and transformations since 2010. An international team of
leading scholars offer systematic accounts on the EU's
institutional regime, policies, and its community of people and
states. Each chapter is structured to explain the relevant
historical developments and institutional framework, presenting the
key actors, the current controversies and discussing a paradigmatic
case study. Each chapter also provides ideas for group discussions
and individual research topics. Moving away from the typical,
neutral account of the functioning of the EU, this textbook will
stimulate readers' critical thinking towards the EU as it is today.
It will serve as a core text for undergraduate and graduate
students of politics and European studies taking courses on the
politics of the EU, and those taking courses in comparative
politics and international organizations including the EU.
The European Union of today cannot be studied as it once was. This
original new textbook provides a much-needed update on how the EU's
policies and institutions have changed in light of the multiple
crises and transformations since 2010. An international team of
leading scholars offer systematic accounts on the EU's
institutional regime, policies, and its community of people and
states. Each chapter is structured to explain the relevant
historical developments and institutional framework, presenting the
key actors, the current controversies and discussing a paradigmatic
case study. Each chapter also provides ideas for group discussions
and individual research topics. Moving away from the typical,
neutral account of the functioning of the EU, this textbook will
stimulate readers' critical thinking towards the EU as it is today.
It will serve as a core text for undergraduate and graduate
students of politics and European studies taking courses on the
politics of the EU, and those taking courses in comparative
politics and international organizations including the EU.
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