Roundtable: Shaping Policy from Below: EU Democracy and the Committee of the Regions

Abstract

This Roundtable on this ground breaking book looks at the way in which the Committee of Regions (CoR) can influence EU policy making from below, despite its relatively weak position in the decision-making process. In essence, the authors argue that the CoR plays a significant role in the EU’s political process, going well beyond its formally limited advisory function. By applying theoretical considerations about the expression of judgment and the formation of will in democratic systems, the authors develop a normative argument about why it is opportune that local and regional concerns be involved in shaping European Union decisions. Moreover, by looking at the institutional development of the Committee, and by analyzing its contribution in key policy areas, the book shows why the CoR is already a very important element of the multi-level democratic system of the European Union.

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Speaker: Nadia Urbinati	View Paper Details
Speaker: Thomas Christiansen	View Paper Details
Speaker: Daniela Piana	View Paper Details
Speaker: Jonathan Zeitlin	View Paper Details