Democratising the EU from below? : citizenship, civil society and the public sphere /

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Author / Creator:	Liebert, Ulrike.
Imprint:	Farnham, Surrey, England : Ashgate Publishing Company, [2013]
Description:	1 online resource
Language:	English
Series:	Politics monographs Politics monographs.
Subject:	Political participation -- European Union countries. Democratization -- European Union countries. Civil society -- European Union countries. Civil society. Democratization. Political participation. European Union countries. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11190478

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ISBN:	1409464148 9781409464143 1472408306 9781472408303 9781409464136 140946413X
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	This original contribution to the debate about democratic citizenship vis-à-vis the challenges of economic globalization and European political integration presents critical explorations of different fields of direct, representative, participatory and deliberative democratic citizenship practices that affect the transformation of Europe.
Other form:	Print version: Liebert, Ulrike. Democratising the EU from below? 9781409464136

Table of Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Graphs; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Democratising the EU from Below? Citizenship, Civil Society and the Public Sphere in Making Europe's Order; 2 Still 'between Eros and Civilisation'? Citizens, Courts and Constructing European Citizenship; 3 Disaffected Citizens? Why People Vote in National Referendums about EU Treaty Reform; 4 Ignorant Gatekeepers against the EU? National Political Parties in European Political Communication.
5 Watch-dogs that Cannot Bite? New National Parliamentary Control Mechanisms under the Lisbon Treaty6 A Panacea for Democratic Legitimation? Assessing the Engagement of Civil Society with EU Treaty Reform Politics; 7 Still "Second Order?" Re-examining Citizens' Voting Behaviour in European and National Elections 1999-2009; Index.

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