Essays about: "Democratic deficit"
Showing result 31 - 35 of 58 essays containing the words Democratic deficit.
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31. Bridging the gap between citizens and institutions : Is the Europe Direct Network a competent means to reconcile the trust of Europeans for the Europe of the 28? The Spanish case
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : Information has always been strategically relevant for the European Commission, especially during the last thirty years with discussions about a gap in communication and the possible democratic deficit propagating. For that reason, communication was introduced as a policy after 2000. READ MORE
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32. The European Citizens’ Initiative. New Opportunities for European Civil Actors?
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The European Union is often criticized for its democratic deficit. This criticism has led to a process of including civil society in European governance through consultations, round table discussions and civil dialogue. These steps of inclusion have been oriented towards organized civil society. READ MORE
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33. Social Work as a Democratic Tool : The inclusion of socially marginalized groups in the electoral process
University essay from Ersta Sköndal högskola/Institutionen för socialvetenskapAbstract : The democratic deficit in the U.S. becomes strikingly evident as statistics show that only half of the population actually votes in elections. Seeing that many who do not participate in the electoral processes are also generally members of socially marginalized groups then this is an increasing social issue. READ MORE
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34. Legitimacy and deliberation in supranational political organizations - the case of European Parliament plenary debates
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : The last four decades have witnessed two crucial sociopolitical trends: the increasing dissolution of spatial and temporal boundaries. While they entail both challenges and opportunities for every kind of organization, political organizations are particularly affected, having seriously questioned their problem-solving abilities and thus also their legitimacy. READ MORE
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35. EU Democratic Deficit and the Civil Society: Case study on EU migration policy
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The main aim of this study is to provide an insight to the European Union‟s attempt to find a remedy for the long-debated „democratic deficit‟, one of the major issues for the contemporary process of European integration. In the absence of other means for a direct relation with the citizens, as only the European Parliament is elected by all European citizens, the European Commission assumed its role of „guardian of the Treaties‟ and implemented a greater openness towards the civil society since the beginning of 2000s, in total compliance with the values of democracy in Europe. READ MORE
