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...
Main Author: | Stephen Vitkovitch |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Institute of Romania
2015-12-01
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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 |
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