The Crisis of Representation in Europe

by Jack Hayward (Editor)

Overview

The 1994 European Elections focused public attention on the perception that representatives put integration above public interest. The contributors here critically assess the diagnosis of the ailment and the solutions that have been canvassed to remedy its causes and consequences.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136305399
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/12/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	226
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Hayward, Jack

Table of Contents

International Affairs, Vol 73, No 1, Jan 97

"This collection ... is excellent, well-priced and a "must". The wide-ranging critique of democracy and the west European integration process made by Weiler et al provides superb leverage for further analysis."



German Politics, Vol 7, No 1

"The quality of the contributions in this volume will encure that readers are taken beyond the rather ill-informed debate, which currently seems to hold the public"s attention, and to the heart of some of the fundamental issues which confront the European Union today.

Editorial Reviews

Ten papers from an October 1994 workshop in Oxford, England, explore the ill repute in which Europeans hold their national and Union politicians, and evaluate some of the proposals for encouraging people to go along with what their leaders insist is good for them. They discuss such aspects as the reshaping of national party systems, referendum outcomes, constitutional reform, recession and disenchantment, and subnational mobilization. Many of the insights are gleaned from the 1994 European Election, which was not well attended. Reprinted from West European Politics v.18, no.3 (July 1995). Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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