A Republican Europe of States: Cosmopolitanism, Intergovernmentalism and Democracy in the EU

摘要: Combining international political theory and EU studies, Richard Bellamy provides an original account of the democratic legitimacy organisations. He proposes a new interpretation EU's failings how they might be addressed. Drawing on republican freedom as non-domination, way to combine national popular sovereignty with pursuit fair equitable relations non-domination among states their citizens. Applying this approach EU, shows that its lie not deficit at level but disconnect member state level. Rather than shifting authority European Parliament, book argues needs reconnect different 'demoi' by empowering parliaments in policy-making process.