Deliberative Democracy in the EU: Countering Populism with Participation and Debate

by Steven Blockmans and Sophia Russack

Book Overview

Representative democracy remains the best available form of government - and the one preferred by most EU citizens, but satisfaction with how it plays out varies greatly across the continent. Among the perceived weaknesses are high levels of political corruption, low resilience to disinformation, and out-of-touch governing elites.

Yet there is some hope that direct channels for citizens to express their concerns and preferences, fact-based...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1538145804
• ISBN13: 9781538145807
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"