Essays about: "democratic deficit"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 58 essays containing the words democratic deficit.

  1. 11. The Importance of Participation Across Transnational Spheres for Democratic Development : A content analysis of the emergence of a European public sphere within the European Economic and Social Committee

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Erika Magnusson; [2021]
    Keywords : European Union; Democratic Development; European Public Sphere; Democratic Deficit; Political Network; Transnational Cooperation;

    Abstract : The last 15 years has exemplified severe deficiencies in the institutional design of the European Union (EU). The EU suffers from a democratic deficit, which is demonstrated in the neglect if citizens preferences and their influence on decision making processes. READ MORE

  3. 12. Political Opposition in Swedish EU Politics: A Study on Riksdag Chamber Debates 2010/2011-2020/2021

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elin Hesslefors; [2021]
    Keywords : Opposition; EU; Parliaments; Chamber Debates; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In a democratic system, various party political views are set against each other, i.e. there are opposing positions, for voters to choose between, because in a democratic system the power proceeds from the people. READ MORE

  4. 13. Predictors of Opinion Leadership in EU Affairs Among EU Interested Social Media Users

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

    Author : Amanda Öberg; [2021]
    Keywords : European Union; Opinion Leadership; Public Communication; Citizen Engagement; European Public Sphere; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : A recurring argument in scholarly literature is that the EU is suffering from a democratic deficit in which its institutional legitimacy is being questioned by the public. To remedy this issue and gain public legitimacy, the EU has over the last 20 years developed a public communications approach to engage citizens in European affairs and to create a European public sphere. READ MORE

  5. 14. Democratizing the European Union through communication: The national level perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Anna Svedérus; [2020]
    Keywords : the European Union; communication deficit; democratic deficit; political communication; national level; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Tightly knit to the debate about a democratic deficit to the European Union (EU) is that of a communication deficit, meaning that the legitimacy a political entity gain through the communicative processes that ensure insight into politics is flawed. Ideas on how to overcome the communication deficit often revolve around transnationalizing communication between Member States or improving the communicative performance of EU institutions. READ MORE

  6. 15. Relations of Power and Democratic Accountability in Investor-State Arbitration

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Anna Mohlin; [2020]
    Keywords : International investment law; public international law; international economic law; investor-state arbitration; investor-state dispute settlement; ISDS; investment arbitration; international arbitration; accountability; democratic accountability; Michel Foucault; Foucault; folkrätt; internationell investeringsrätt; internationell ekonomisk rätt;

    Abstract : International investment agreements largely cover today’s transnational investments. These agreements confer certain substantive rights to foreign investors while simultaneously obliging host-states to act in a given manner so as to not interfere with the investments. READ MORE