Democratic Legitimacy in the European Union and Global Governance : Building a European Demos

This Book Addresses One Of The Most Relevant Challenges To The Sustainability Of The European Union (eu) As A Political Project: The Deficit Of Citizens' Support. It Identifies Missing Elements Of Popular Legitimacy And Makes Proposals For Their Formal Inclusion In A Future Treaty Reform, While Assessing The Contribution That The Eu May Make To Global Governance By Expanding A Credible Democratic Model To Other International Actors. The Contributors Offer Perspectives From Law, Political Science, And Sociology, And The 15 Case Studies Of Different Aspects Of The Incipient European Demos Provide The Reader With A Comprehensive Overview Of These Pertinent Questions. The Edited Volume Provides A Truly Interdisciplinary Study Of The Citizens' Role In The European Political Landscape That Can Serve As A Basis For Further Analyses Of The Eu's Democratic Legitimacy. It Will Be Of Use To Legal Scholars And Political Scientists Interested In The Eu's Democratic System, Institutional Setup And External Relations. Machine Generated Contents Note: 1. Introduction / Beatriz Perez De Las Heras -- Pt. I Institutional Mechanisms For Citizen Involvement And Innovative Instruments Of Participatory Democracy: An Attempt To Promote An Active Citizenship And Improve The Legislative Legitimacy Of The Eu -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Institutional Instruments For Citizen Involvement And Participation: Their Impact On The Eu's Political Processes And Institutional Legitimacy / Oana Petrescu -- 1. General Considerations -- 2. The Main Policy Measures Adopted To Involve Citizens In Eu Governance -- 3. An Evaluation Of The Impact Of These Instruments On Policy-makers And Citizens -- 4. Conclusions -- 3. The European Citizens' Initiative As Democratic Legitimacy-enhancing Tool: Toward A Broader Conceptualization / Elizabeth Monaghan -- 1. The European Citizens' Initiative: Its Record So Far -- 2. Beyond Initiating Legislation: Toward A Broader Conceptualization -- 3. How Well Does The Eci Perform The Envisaged Functions? Actors' Perception And Feedback -- 4. Conclusions -- 4. From Legislative Controllers To Policy Proponents: The Evolving Role Of National Parliaments In Eu Multi-level Governance / Karolina Boronska-hryniewiecka -- 1. National Parliaments In The Post-lisbon Institutional Context -- 2. National Parliaments As Subsidiarity Controllers: Evaluation Of The State Of Play -- 3. National Parliaments As Commission's Interlocutors Within The Political Dialogue -- 4. National Parliaments As Policy Proponents: The Green Card Initiative -- 5. Conclusion -- 5. European Civil Society And `participatory' Governance Tools: The Impact Of The Eu Fundamental Rights Agency And Platform / Markus Thiel -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Probing Input, Output And Throughput Questions In The Cso-agency Linkage -- 3. Constructing A New Collaborative Partnership Or Reifying Eu Power Structures? -- Pt. Ii Legal Formalization Of Fundamental Rights In The Eu: Toward A More Inclusive And Politically Responsible Europe -- 1. Introduction -- 6. The Charter Of Fundamental Rights As A New Element Of European Identity And Beyond / Beatriz Perez De Las Heras -- 1. Furthering European Integration: Fundamental Rights As A Transversal Requirement Of Eu Law -- 2. Strengthening Interaction Between The Court Of Justice And The National Courts -- 3. European Identity-building: Increasing Citizen Awareness Of An Eu Dimension To Fundamental Rights -- 4. Conclusion -- 7. Accession To The European Convention On Human Rights: Eu Integration Into A Legal And Judicial System Reserved To States / Oana Petrescu -- 1. General Considerations -- 2. From The Inexistence Of Provisions On Human Rights Protection To The Enshrinement Of This Protection In Primary And Secondary European Legislation -- 3. Failure To Integrate The European Union Into A Common Legal And Judicial Human Rights Protection System -- 4. Conclusions -- 8. Democratic Legitimacy And The Court Of Justice Of The European Union / Peter Gjørtler -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Democratic Legitimacy -- 3. Judicial Activism -- 4. Conclusions -- Pt. Iii Supranational Options To Reinforce The Political Legitimacy Of The Eu -- 7. Introduction -- 9. The Role Of Culture In The Construction Of European Identity / Ma Luz Suarez Castineira -- 1. European Identity And Identification With Europe -- 2. The Meaning Of Culture In European Integration: The Cultural Sector -- 3. The Role Of Culture As A Key Element Of European Identity -- 4. Action In The Cultural Sector: Programs, Projects And Events -- 5. Conclusion -- 10. New European Economic Governance Versus European Economic Government: From Market Constitutionalism Toward A More Redistributive Constitutionalism / Ainhoa Lasa Lopez -- 1. Eurozone Crisis As A Constitutional Crisis -- 2. The Economic Model Of European Market Constitutionalism -- 3. Strengthening The Economic Bond: New European Economic Governance -- 4. Final Remarks -- 11. The Transcendental Construction Of The Social Dimension Of The European Union: The Challenges Of The Eu Social Model During And After The Crisis / Jone I. Elizondo Urrestarazu -- 1. What Does The European Social Model Mean? -- 2. Some References To The Policy Agenda Adopted During The Systemic Crisis To Relaunch The Positive Integration: Balancing Interests? -- 3. Shadows Of The Post-crisis Vision Of A Transnational Social Dimension -- 12. Constructing The European Demos Through External Action? The Case Of Consular Assistance To Eu Citizens / Steffen Bay Rasmussen -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Protection By Diplomatic And Consular Authorities As Citizens' Rights -- 3. Two Models For Providing Consular Assistance: Historical Evolution -- 4. The 2015 Council Directive -- 5. Consular Assistance For The Eu Demos? Challenges And Opportunities -- 6. Conclusion -- Pt. Iv Extending The European Democratic Model To Other Global And International Actors: The Eu As An Embryo Of Cosmopolitan Polity? -- 1. Introduction -- 13. European Neighbourhood Policy: New Models Of External Governance / Aurelia Dercaci -- 1. Introduction -- 2. European Union External Governance -- 3. Democracy Promotion In The Eu's Neighbourhood Policy -- 4. Democracy Promotion In The Eastern And Mediterranean Dimensions Of The Enp -- 5. Conclusions -- 14. The European Union As An International Actor Of Peace And Security / Antonio Manrique De Luna Barrios -- 1. The Contribution Of The European Union To Regional Peace And Security -- 2. The Eu's Contribution To International Peace And Security -- 3. Practical Implementation Of The European Union's Peace Operations In The Democratic Republic Of Congo -- 4. Conclusions -- 15. European Asylum Law: A Model For A More Cosmopolitan International Asylum Law? / Pablo Antonio Fernandez Sanchez -- 1. Introduction -- 2. General Aspects Of The Eu's Immigration Policy -- 3. Common Procedures -- 4. Subsidiary Protection -- 5. Legal Responses To Mass Influx Of Displaced Persons -- 6. Conclusions -- 16. Democratizing International Trade And Investment Agreements In The European Union / Katerina Yiannibas -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Eu Competence In International Trade And Investment Agreement Negotiations And The Principle Of Participative Democracy -- 3. Transparency And Public Participation In The Negotiation Of International Trade And Investment Agreements: Case Of Ttip -- 4. Conclusions And Recommendations -- Pt. V Conclusions -- 17. Conclusions. Beatriz Perez De Las Heras, Editor. Research Report. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xxviii Introduction....Pages 1-4 Front Matter....Pages 5-7 Institutional Instruments for Citizen Involvement and Participation: Their Impact on the EU’s Political Processes and Institutional Legitimacy....Pages 9-39 The European Citizens’ Initiative as Democratic Legitimacy-Enhancing Tool: Toward a Broader Conceptualization....Pages 41-63 From Legislative Controllers to Policy Proponents: The Evolving Role of National Parliaments in EU Multi-Level Governance....Pages 65-86 European Civil Society and ‘Participatory’ Governance Tools: The Impact of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency and Platform....Pages 87-111 Front Matter....Pages 113-115 The Charter of Fundamental Rights as a New Element of European Identity and Beyond....Pages 117-139 Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights: EU Integration into a Legal and Judicial System Reserved to States....Pages 141-156 Democratic Legitimacy and the Court of Justice of the European Union....Pages 157-189 Front Matter....Pages 191-193 The Role of Culture in the Construction of European Identity....Pages 195-219 New European Economic Governance versus European Economic Government: From Market Constitutionalism toward a More Redistributive Constitutionalism....Pages 221-237 The Transcendental Construction of the Social Dimension of the European Union: The Challenges of the EU Social Model During and After the Crisis....Pages 239-258 Constructing the European Demos through External Action? The Case of Consular Assistance to EU Citizens....Pages 259-284 Front Matter....Pages 285-286 European Neighbourhood Policy: New Models of External Governance....Pages 287-303 The European Union as an International Actor of Peace and Security....Pages 305-319 European Asylum Law: A Model for a More Cosmopolitan International Asylum Law?....Pages 321-342 Democratizing International Trade and Investment Agreements in the European Union....Pages 343-360 Front Matter....Pages 361-361 Conclusions....Pages 363-366 Back Matter....Pages 367-376