The Limits of Legitimation. Preconditions for Conflict Resolution by Majority Rule in the European Union

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ID10566014
AuthorsGeorg Vobruba (0009-0003-7933-8409, Leipzig University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume42
Issue6
Pages1137-1150
Publication date2006-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCzech Sociological Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-0288 • E-ISSN: 2336-128X
PublisherInstitute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences (PUBLISHER • CZ)
DOI10.13060/00380288.2006.42.6.02
OpenAlexW2143098980
LanguageEN
References cited26

Expanding the domain of majority rule is widely seen as desirable for the European Union. But the functioning of majority rule depends on preconditions that are seldom taken into account. The basic precondition is that overruled minorities accept majority decisions instead of exiting the voting unit. The specific problem of applying majority rule in the European Union is that overruled minorities at the European level are majorities at the nation-state level. By distinguishing between three dimensions of conflicts -content, time and space -the article analyses under what conditions it is possible to expect minorities to accept majority decisions, thus enabling the resolution of conflict by majority rule at the European level

Conflict resolution · Economics · European union · International trade · Law and economics · Legitimation · Majority rule · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Precondition · Sociology · State (computer science · Computer Science · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements

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