The European Union in crisis : explorations in representation and democratic legitimacy /: explorations in representation and democratic legitimacy. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kyriakos N. Demetriou, editor.
• Editors: Dēmētriou, Kyriakos N
• Contents: Preface; Structure of the Volume; National Euroscepticism; References; EMU and Legitimacy Crisis; (iL- ) Legitimate EU?; EU Deficit(s) and Legitimacies; Contents; About the Contributors; Part I: National Euroscepticism; Britain and Europe: A Model of Permanent Crisis?; 1 The UK as a Troubled Partner; 2 Why Does the British Experience Matter Beyond the UK?; 3 What Does a More British European Union Look Like?; Conclusions; References; The `Reluctant Hegemon℗þ: Germany in the EU℗þs Post-Crisis Constellation; 1 The Decline of Working Partnership Options for Germany. 2 The Impact of the Financial Crisis: From Problem Case Towards New Hegemon3 Destined to Be Alone at the Top?; References; Divided Europe? Euroscepticism in Central, Eastern and Southern Europe; 1 Introduction; 2 Defining Euroscepticism: From Methodological Nationalism to Methodological Europeanism; 3 From Benevolent to Conditionality-Oriented Southern Europe: The Peripheralization of Southern, Central and Eastern Europe; 4 Peripheral Euroscepticism: A Danger for European Integration?; Conclusions: Divided Europe? The Centre-Periphery Cleavage and Euroscepticism; References. Part II: European Monetary Union and Legitimacy CrisisThe Crisis-Legitimacy Nexus in the European Union; 1 Introduction; 2 The Euro Crisis and Current Challenges of EU Governance; 2.1 The Polity Failure; 2.2 The Legitimacy Deficit; 2.3 Eurobonds; 2.4 Solidarity and Economic Imbalances; 3 The EU℗þs Enduring Crisis and Legitimacy Challenges; Conclusions and Reflections; References; Economy and Monetary Union; 1 Introduction; 2 Optimality of International Monetary Systems; 3 Performance of the Eurozone Economy; 4 Economic Policy Within EMU; 5 The Eurozone as a Flawed Currency Area?; Conclusion. Part III: The Future of EU IntegrationJ©ơrgen Habermas and the Crisis of the European Union; 1 Democracy, Legitimacy, and Cosmopolitanism; 2 Communicative Democracy and the Need for a European Constitution; 3 The Future of Europe: On the World Stage; Conclusion; References; Defeating Nationalism in Europe. Voting Mechanisms for Highly Integrated Economies; 1 Prelude; 2 Nationalism-Necessary Division of Labor-Necessary Alienation; 3 European Class Dynamics and Democratic Mechanisms; 4 Coda; References; Pushing the Union Forward? The Role of the European Parliament in the Union℗þs Crisis.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 257 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 320.94; Political science; European Economic Community lite; Political economy; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference; Economic history; International economic integration; Politics and government; Political Science; Law, Politics & Government; Political Science - General; Business & Economics -- International -- Economics; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Economic systems & structures; Political economy; Political Science -- General; Political science & theory; European Union countries -- Politics and government; European Union countries -- Economic integration; European Union countries -- Economic conditions; Europe -- European Union countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319087740; 3319087746; 3319087738; 9783319087733
• Related ISBNs: 9783319087733
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 4, 2014).; Note: Print version record.
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