The Rise of the Unelected : Democracy and the New Separation of Powers.
Examines the rise in importance of unelected bodies and the challenge they present to democracy.
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| Language: | English |
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Leiden :
Cambridge University Press,
2007
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Boxes, tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The world of the unelected; 2 The driving forces; 3 The advantages of the new separation of powers; 4 The challenge to conventional democratic theory; 5 Adapting traditional approaches; 6 The new separation of powers and the advent of the informed citizen; 7 Informed citizens and the changing role of traditional institutions; 8 The legitimacy of the new branch; 9 The new separation of powers and the European Union; 10 International institutions: blurring the boundaries.
