Democracy or technocracy? European integration and the problem of popular consent
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Wallace (0000-0002-4752-7956, Central European University), Julie Smith (0000-0003-2347-2070, Newbold College of Higher Education) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 137-157 |
| Publication date | 1995-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402389508425095 |
| OpenAlex | W2032422455 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 26 |
We trace the historical evolution of the European Communities from the Schuman Plan to the Luxembourg crisis, exploring the underlying assumptions about popular involvement in those formative years. We then consider the theoretical literature developed during that 'classic' period of European integration, and the approach which theorists took to questions of loyalty, identity and democratic accountability. We examine the efforts undertaken in the course of the 1970s and 1980s to reduce the gap between the rhetoric of 'ever closer union among the European peoples' and the reality of popular passivity and growing suspicion. Finally, we raise the question of whether it is possible to reconcile democratic principles or institutions with the approach to international integration represented by the supranational compromise, or whether the historical link between political community, representative democracy and the state does not require Europe's political leaders to make a clear choice between intergovernmental bargaining and federation
Compromise · Democracy · Economics · European integration · European union · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · State (computer science · Technocracy · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 42 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,45 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2026 (30) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 41 |