THE SOCIO-POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF EU’S INSTITUTIONAL DEFICITS WITHIN THE EXTENT OF DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE

Authors : Hüsamettin İNAÇ, Ümit GÜNER

Pages : 85-120

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Publication Date : 2006-07-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The EU began its journey at the beginning of the second half of the twentieth century as a sectoral cooperation between the six founding member states and progressed miraculously by creating an economic union and then a political union with the new members. Throughout the years it has developed with new members and institutional set up in order to cope with the tremendous issues concerning the administration of the European people. It has advanced to such an extent that recently its structure and institutions have been questioned in terms of congruence with democratic rules and procedures; and what is more, this is usually done by comparing the EU with democratically and economically developed states. This article tries to indicate the institutional deficits of EU in achieving the aforementioned aims
Keywords : Institutional deficit, legitimacy, political accountability, transparency, decision making process