Inventing the EU as a Democratic Polity

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Inventing the EU as a Democratic Polity: Introduction  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 1-22
Front Matter ....Pages 23-23
 Conceptualising Representative Democracy in the EU  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 25-42
 Towards a Reflexive Perspective on Political Concepts  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 43-56
 Studying Conceptual Change via European Integration: A Research Agenda  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 57-69
 Studying Conceptual Controversies in This Book  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 71-81
Front Matter ....Pages 83-83
 Inventing the EU: But as a Democratic Polity or a Balance of Powers?  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 85-96
 Towards the Bases of Representative Democracy: Parliament, Citizenry and Government  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 97-113
 Who Did It, When and How? Treaty Changes, Law Implementation and Interinstitutional Micro-politics  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 115-128
 A Dynamic Perspective on the EP’s Power Gains: Studying Interinstitutional Micro-politics  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 129-143
 Inventing and Shaping EU Citizens  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 145-161
Front Matter ....Pages 163-163
 A Defective Supranational Democracy? Government, Parliament, Head of State in the EU System  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 165-184
 Parliamentarism and the European Parliament  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 185-198
 European Council: Government, Parliament, President or Congress of Ambassadors?  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 199-213
 Citizenship and Democracy in the EU  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 215-233
Front Matter ....Pages 235-235
 Democracy in the European Union in Times of Global Financialised Capitalism  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 237-247
 Citizenship, Social Rights and Democracy  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 249-260
 Parliaments Versus Executives in the Financial Crisis  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 261-279
 Conclusion: The EU as a Democratic Polity?  (Claudia Wiesner)....Pages 281-301
Back Matter ....Pages 303-309