Book contents
- EU Law in Populist Times
- EU Law in Populist Times
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- I Economic Policy
- II Human Migration
- III Internal Security
- IV Constitutional Fundamentals
- 15 Defending Democracy in EU Member States
- 16 The Politics of Resentment and First Principles in the European Court of Justice
- 17 The Populist Backlash against Europe
- 18 The Democratic Disconnect, the Power-Legitimacy Nexus, and the Future of EU Governance
- Conclusion
- Index
18 - The Democratic Disconnect, the Power-Legitimacy Nexus, and the Future of EU Governance
from IV - Constitutional Fundamentals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2019
- EU Law in Populist Times
- EU Law in Populist Times
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction
- I Economic Policy
- II Human Migration
- III Internal Security
- IV Constitutional Fundamentals
- 15 Defending Democracy in EU Member States
- 16 The Politics of Resentment and First Principles in the European Court of Justice
- 17 The Populist Backlash against Europe
- 18 The Democratic Disconnect, the Power-Legitimacy Nexus, and the Future of EU Governance
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
My assigned task with this contribution was to reflect on the democratic deficit as an aspect of EU governance. I feel compelled to begin, however, by suggesting, as I have elsewhere, that the very idea of a democratic deficit is a misnomer, and a deeply misleading one at that. Its wide usage reflects how difficult it has been for the standard discourse on the EU, even thoughtfully critical discourse, to ‘come to terms’ – both literally and figuratively – with the integration process as it actually is rather than as many hope it might be.1
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- EU Law in Populist TimesCrises and Prospects, pp. 505 - 530Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020