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Subnational mobilisation in the European union

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ID8041792
AuthorsLiesbet Hooghe (0000-0002-6644-8882, University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year1995
Volume18
Issue3
Pages175-198
Publication date1995-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402389508425097
OpenAlexW2071644934
LanguageEN
Citations received96
References cited23

The turbulent ratification of the Treaty of European Union has given a new sharpness to old debates about democratic representativeness in the European arena. The crisis of representation after Maastricht was, however, limited in terms of who and what was criticised: Maastricht was a crisis of intergovernmentalism. There are several alternative ways for establishing links between the citizen and Europe. This paper focuses on the role of subnational intermediaries in day‐today policy making. The first part of the paper places subnational mobilisation in a broader understanding of the Euro‐polity. Three competing conceptualisations: a state‐centric model, a supranational model, and multi‐level governance make distinct predictions about the features, opportunities and constraints for subnational mobilisation. Next, the contemporary variety of subnational mobilisation is compared with each model. The final section points at some implications for representative democracy in the Euro‐polity

Democracy · democratic deficit · Economic policy · Economics · European integration · European union · Intergovernmentalism · Intermediary · Maastricht Treaty · Multi-level governance · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Ratification · Representation (politics · Representativeness heuristic · Sociology · Treaty · Variety (cybernetics · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration

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