Democratization Phases of the European Union
Session
Political Science
Description
The European Union is established for economic purposes and has a sui generis structure. For the European Union, it is not possible to have a democratic level like any nation-state. The Union has been constantly criticized for its democratic deficit. Many steps have been taken to ensure democratic legitimacy. These steps need to be evaluated from two perspectives. The first one is the provision of democratic legitimacy at the level of European citizens. It is seen that especially The European Citizens' Initiative is regulated for this purpose. In the second stage, it is necessary to talk about democracy at the level of institutions. Accordingly, institutions are criticized for the problem of transparency in practice. The issue of legitimacy at the institutional level is also being tried to be overcome by increasing the powers of the European Parliament and by directly participating in the election of European citizens. In this study, the policies that the Union implements in order to prevent from the democratic deficit and how these policies are applied to the democratization process will be evaluated.
Keywords:
Democratization, Democratic Deficit, the European Parliament, the European Citizens' Initiative
Session Chair
Lulzim Peci
Session Co-Chair
Labinot Greiçevci & Ylber Sela
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-69-1
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
27-10-2018 1:30 PM
End Date
27-10-2018 3:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2018.389
Recommended Citation
Ultan, Mehlika Ozlem, "Democratization Phases of the European Union" (2018). UBT International Conference. 389.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2018/all-events/389
Democratization Phases of the European Union
Pristina, Kosovo
The European Union is established for economic purposes and has a sui generis structure. For the European Union, it is not possible to have a democratic level like any nation-state. The Union has been constantly criticized for its democratic deficit. Many steps have been taken to ensure democratic legitimacy. These steps need to be evaluated from two perspectives. The first one is the provision of democratic legitimacy at the level of European citizens. It is seen that especially The European Citizens' Initiative is regulated for this purpose. In the second stage, it is necessary to talk about democracy at the level of institutions. Accordingly, institutions are criticized for the problem of transparency in practice. The issue of legitimacy at the institutional level is also being tried to be overcome by increasing the powers of the European Parliament and by directly participating in the election of European citizens. In this study, the policies that the Union implements in order to prevent from the democratic deficit and how these policies are applied to the democratization process will be evaluated.