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The Promise of EU Democracy: Reconnecting European Citizens?

Author: Jan Wouters; Julie Smith; Kolja Raube, Crum, Ben
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198891192
Published In: April 2026
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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European integration has been built on the promise of democracy. Not only should the Member States be founded on democratic principles, but the Union itself should extend these principles to the supranational level, thereby fostering democratic relations between the Member States and their citizens. While the European Union prides itself on the democratic character of its Member States and has adopted many institutional reforms to this end, deep divides persist between the different Member States.

The Promise of EU Democracy: Reconnecting European Citizens? brings together legal scholars, political scientists, and historians to offer a comprehensive assessment of the EU's capacity to forge democracy across borders. It identifies where this potential remains unfulfilled and explores key policy domains, including migration, trade, fiscal and macroeconomic governance, and the Covid-19 pandemic, to evaluate how far the Union has moved towards, or away from, its democratic aspirations

Thought-provoking and timely, this volume offers a new conceptual angle to understand the EU's democratic project. In an era of growing contestation both within and outside the Union, this book offers a compelling reflection on the relevance and resilience of democracy in Europe today.

1:A Promise of EU Democracy? Introductory Remarks

Jan Wouters, Julie Smith, Kolja Raube, and Ben Crum

PART I. THE PROMISE AND FOUNDATIONS OF EU DEMOCRACY

2:The Promise of EU Democracy-Integration Versus Democracy in the Post-Lisbon Era

Ben Crum

3:The Promises and Pitfalls of EU 'Democracy Promotion' in the International Arena: a decolonial perspective

Alvaro Oleart and Tom Theuns

4:Ideas of EU Democracy Across Time and Space: The Contributions of the Commission and the Court of Justice

Lise Rye and Cristina Fasone

5:The National Foundations of Europe's Promised Democracy

Anna Gora and Pieter de Wilde

PART II. THE PROMISE OF EU DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC MECHANISMS: CONNECTING WITH EUROPEAN CITIZENS?

6:Why Do Voters Choose Badly? An Investigation of Citizen-Based Factors Explaining the Mass-Elite Preference Gap in European Parliament Elections

Julien Navarro and Camille Kelbel

7:Towards a Genuine European Political Space? Revisiting the Legal Architecture of European Parliament Elections

Jan Wouters

8:Democratizing the Politicization of the EU: Channelling pluralism through new arenas

Ben Crum and Alvaro Oleart

9:Who is Misinformed About the EU?

Sylvia Kritzinger, Julia Partheymüller, Valentin Voith, and Carolina Plescia

10:The Sweet Spot of EU Reform: How to Improve Citizens' Perceptions of EU Legitimacy

Oliver Treib, Constantin Schäfer, and Bernd Schlipphak

11:Citizen Participation without Democratization in the EU: From the European Citizens' Initiative to the Conference on the Future of Europe

Alvaro Oleart

PART III. EU POLICIES AND THE PROMISE OF DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE

12:Migration as a Challenge of Constitutional Democracy

Viljam Engström and Katri Gadd

13:Revisiting TTIP and CETA: Claim-making and Legitimacy in the EU

Alex Andrione-Moylan

14:The Institutional Architecture Behind the EU Macroeconomic and Fiscal Governance and its Impact on Accountability and Democratic Legitimacy

Carlos Closa, Felipe González De León, and Gisela Hernández

15:Democratic Legitimacy and Covid-19 Responses

Julie Smith and Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom

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