The European Parliament is a failed experiment in pan-European democracy – national parliaments are the key to solving the democratic deficit

Booth, Stephen (2014) The European Parliament is a failed experiment in pan-European democracy – national parliaments are the key to solving the democratic deficit. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (21 May 2014). Website.

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Strengthening the European Parliament has often been viewed as the best method of addressing the EU’s alleged ‘democratic deficit’. Stephen Booth writes that while this perspective has led to the Parliament’s powers being increased successively over recent decades, the effect of these reforms on democratic engagement among EU citizens has been limited. He argues that boosting the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process would offer a far better route for returning democratic accountability closer to voters.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	31 Mar 2017 14:46
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:17
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71959

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