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European Democracy as Demoi-cracy

Edited by Francis Cheneval, Edited by Sandra Lavenex, Edited by Frank Schimmelfennig

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Whereas â€˜democracyâ€™ assumes a single demos or people, â€˜demoi-cracyâ€™ refers to democratic government and governance in a polity constituted by separate peoples. Since the European Union consists of many demoi with different collective identities, largely separate public spheres, and a predominantly national political infrastructure, demoi-cracy is an appropriate standard for the analysis and evaluation of democracy in the EU. In its vertical dimension, demoi-cracy is based on the equality and interaction of citizensâ€™ and statespeoplesâ€™ representatives in the making of common policies. Horizontally, it seeks to balance equal transnational rights of citizens with national policy-making autonomy. This volume offers exemplary studies exploring the potential for and the workings of demoi-cracy in the EU across a broad range of institutions and issues in both its vertical and horizontal dimensions. In particular, the contributions address the following questions: Is demoi-cracy relevant to citizen attitudes and public discourse on the EUâ€™s legitimacy? How do national and supranational democratic institutions interact? Do the EUâ€™s modes of governance, such as regulation through agencies, mutual recognition, and the open method of coordination, meet demoi-cratic expectations? This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.