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Political Representation in Europe

Democracy
Elites
European Politics
European Union
Government
Representation
Member States
P332
John Erik Fossum
Universitetet i Oslo
Magdalena Gora
Jagiellonian University

Building: Newman Building, Floor: 1, Room: B110

Tuesday 14:00 - 15:45 BST (13/08/2024)

Abstract

This panel investigates the multifaceted landscape of political representation in the context of the European Union (EU). The papers delve into challenges such as the democratic deficit, regional disparities, and transparency and accountability related challenges. They contribute to historicising the crisis of political representation within the European context, critical discuss challenges to political representation at EU level, including the lack of a transnational public sphere and participation. Papers provide insights on the Europeanisation of national political parties, analyse drivers to the (non)application of the Spitzenkandidaten system, and reflect on deliberative processes as a future avenue for better representation.

Title Details
A long-term comparison of the Europeanisation of political parties in the Netherlands and Denmark, 1999-2019 View Paper Details
"Representative deliberative participation process" as a future of the representative democracy in the EU? View Paper Details
The Devil is in the Details: Legal design choices of direct democracy instruments and their effect on use View Paper Details
Representation in the European Union context View Paper Details
Political participation under constraints: backlash effect or political alienation? View Paper Details