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This book introduces and maps the complex interaction between internationalization, nation-state and democracy to provide a new basis for understanding political change in contemporary Europe. The book: introduces the concept of internationalization, considers how it relates to its near-synonoym globalization, and explains the dynamics of the internationalization process; assesses the impact and implications for nation-states, national identities and political cultures; and addresses the problem of making internationalized democracy work at national and European levels. Throughout the text theoretical ideas and concepts are accessibly introduced and illustrated with a wide range of empirical examples from across Europe.
Internationalized Democracy
Internationalized Democracy
It has become the standard view that economic globalization poses a challenge to democracy, that the European Union, an ambitious attempt to meet the challenge, is itself characterized by a ‘democratic deficit’, and that problems such as these have not been taken into account in the theory of democracy until recently. This chapter departs from the assumption that internationalization does increase the urgency of several problems inherent in democracy, such as the tension between procedure and effectiveness,1 the link between democracy and collective identity, and the relation between responsibility and power. It has become evident in debates about globalization and the EU that there is disagreement not ...
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