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Political responsibility and the European UnionMyrto Tsakatika.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Manchester : Manchester University Press, (c)2008.Description: 1 online resource (161 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781847792365
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • KJE5041 .P655 2008
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Contents:
Subject: This book addresses the question of political legitimacy in the European Union from the much neglected angle of political responsibility. It develops an original communitarian approach to legitimacy based on Alasdair MacIntyre's ethics of virtues and practices, that can be contrasted with prevalent liberal-egalitarian and neo-republican approaches. Tsakatika argues that a 'responsibility deficit', quite distinct from the often discussed 'democratic deficit', can be diagnosed in the European Union. This is documented in chapters that provide in-depth analysis of accountability, transparency and.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Preface; Abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1 European Union in perspective: the legacy of Jean Monnet; 2 Political responsibility and legitimate governance; 3 Accountability; 4 Identifiability; 5 Openness; 6 Conclusions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; V; W; Z.

This book addresses the question of political legitimacy in the European Union from the much neglected angle of political responsibility. It develops an original communitarian approach to legitimacy based on Alasdair MacIntyre's ethics of virtues and practices, that can be contrasted with prevalent liberal-egalitarian and neo-republican approaches. Tsakatika argues that a 'responsibility deficit', quite distinct from the often discussed 'democratic deficit', can be diagnosed in the European Union. This is documented in chapters that provide in-depth analysis of accountability, transparency and.

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