Germany and the Eastern Enlargement of the EU
Political Elites, Public Opinion and Democratic Processes
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12047760 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Wood (0000-0002-6910-9907, The University of Western Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-38 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Integration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0703-6337 • E-ISSN: 1477-2280 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07036330290014642 |
| OpenAlex | W1988858968 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
In Germany, European integration has largely been an elite enterprise. Despite the disagreement of a popular majority, Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was pursued to its culmination in the introduction of the Euro. Eastward enlargement of the European Union has also witnessed a virtual exclusion of the public, whose opposition to the venture consistently outweighs support. Public engagement with this has occurred through indirect means like opinion polls or journalistic reportage. The issue has, however, stimulated reaction from the political parties, which portray themselves as 'European' while simultaneously seeking domestic political advantage from related concerns within the national polity. For the governing SPD-Alliance 90/Greens coalition, a tension between their advocacy of more direct democracy and the quarantined foreign policy imperative of enlargement is apparent
Alliance · Democracy · democratic deficit · Economics · Elite · European integration · European union · International trade · Opportunity structures · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Public opinion · Resizing · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
Ever Closer Union
From an Ethics of Integration to an Ethics of Participation
The Federal Republic of Germany and the European Community
Parliamentary Affairs
How People View Democracy
Jean Monnet and the ‘Democratic Deficit’ in the European Union
Uncorking the Bottle
A Community of Europeans
The German Party System in Crisis
Foreign Policy Gaps between Citizens and Leaders
Opinion formation in foreign policy
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
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| Citation span | 2002 - 2002 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |