The Myth of International Delegation
Limits to and Suggestions for Democratic Theory in the Context of the European Union
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7786789 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hans Agné (0000-0002-8777-2534, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 18-45 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Government and Opposition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-257X • E-ISSN: 1477-7053 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1477-7053.2007.00211.x |
| OpenAlex | W2066835321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
This paper presents an argument as to why democratic states are unable to delegate authority to international organizations. Influential attempts to justify democratically such international bodies as the European Union by means of delegation are found to be untenable. At a more general level of theorization, it argues that the theory of delegation as involving the recoverability of delegated authority leaves us unable to identify democratic reforms for international organizations. As a remedy to the latter problem, the article proposes an alternative theory of democratic ‘delegation’– one that applies equally well to national and to international politics
Argument (complex analysis · Context (archaeology · Delegate · Delegation · Democracy · Democratic Theory · Economics · European union · International relations · International trade · Law and economics · Mythology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2017 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |