Assessing the European Parliament’s Democratic Credentials

Doubts persist about the democratic legitimacy and role of the European Parliament in EU decision-making – this article takes a critical look at the body’s democratic credentials. An analysis of voter turnout and the impact the ‘Spitzenkandidaten process’ had on the second-order nature of European e...

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Main Author: Stephen Vitkovitch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Institute of Romania 2015-12-01
Series:Romanian Journal of European Affairs
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Online Access:http://rjea.ier.ro/sites/rjea.ier.ro/files/articole/RJEA_2015_vol15_no4_art1.pdf