The rise of the unelected : democracy and the new separation of powers /

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Author / Creator:Vibert, Frank.
Imprint:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
Description:x, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6493874
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ISBN:9780521872393 (hbk.)
0521872391 (hbk.)
9780521694148 (pbk.)
0521694140 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The world of the unelected
  • 2. The driving forces
  • 3. The advantages of the new separation of powers
  • 4. The challenge to conventional democratic theory
  • 5. Adapting traditional approaches
  • 6. The new separation of powers and the advent of the informed citizen
  • 7. Informed citizens and the changing role of traditional institutions
  • 8. The legitimacy of the new branch
  • 9. The new separation of powers and the European Union
  • 10. International institutions: blurring the boundaries
  • 11. Conclusions: the accountability of the new branch