Out of time? The democratic limits of EU demoicracy

The article investigates normative conceptions of EU demoicracy, which take the state of European Union (EU) integration for granted. It is shown that neither their advanced normative principles nor the core institutions can survive scrutiny of internal consistency and coherence: they cannot satisfy...

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Published in:	Journal of European public policy Vol. 23; no. 10; pp. 1407 - 1424
Main Author:	Hüller, Thorsten
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Routledge 25-11-2016 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Accession Coherence Democracy demoicracy European Union International law Legislation Scrutiny
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Summary:	The article investigates normative conceptions of EU demoicracy, which take the state of European Union (EU) integration for granted. It is shown that neither their advanced normative principles nor the core institutions can survive scrutiny of internal consistency and coherence: they cannot satisfy democratic aspirations over time. Beyond a reformulation of core normative principles, conceptions of EU demoicracy should explore more creative institutional options for the EU, such as sunset legislation for EU law and a collective facultative waiver for national parliaments in the realm of EU secondary law.
ISSN:	1350-1763 1466-4429
DOI:	10.1080/13501763.2015.1088563