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Democracy and Governance in the European Union

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Democracy and the European Union

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The link between internationalization, governance and democracy is a central problem for politics as well as for political science. Even if clear empirical evidence on the nature of this link is not yet available, the literature seems to support the view that internationalization both undermines the capacity for governance and puts into question traditional forms of democracy. This phenomenon has two dimensions. On the one hand, it is a process taking place in political reality which can be studied scientifically. On the other hand, it constitutes a challenge for a number of concepts and theories in the social sciences as well as in law. In their reasoning, these disciplines often assume the existence of the externally and internally sovereign, democratic nation-state. It is therefore difficult to even consider the possibility of the erosion of this very model.

This paper is strongly inspired by discussions during the preparation of a research programme of the German Science Foundation on ‚Governance in the European Union’ and by an empirical research project on party images of a legitimate European political order. My thanks go particularly to Thomas Diez, Sabine Jung, Beate Kohler-Koch and Michael Zürn for stimulating discussions and comments.

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Jachtenfuchs, M. (1998). Democracy and Governance in the European Union. In: Føllesdal, A., Koslowski, P. (eds) Democracy and the European Union. Studies in Economic Ethics and Philosophy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03622-8_3

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