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European integration has been built on the promise of democracy. Not only should the Member States be founded on democratic principles, but the Union itself should extend these principles to the supranational level, thereby fostering democratic relations between the Member States and their citizens. While the European Union prides itself on the democratic character of its Member States and has adopted many institutional reforms to this end, deep divides persist between the different Member States.

The Promise of EU Democracy: Reconnecting European Citizens? brings together legal scholars, political scientists, and historians to offer a comprehensive assessment of the EU's capacity to forge democracy across borders. It identifies where this potential remains unfulfilled and explores key policy domains, including migration, trade, fiscal and macroeconomic governance, and the Covid-19 pandemic, to evaluate how far the Union has moved towards, or away from, its democratic aspirations

Thought-provoking and timely, this volume offers a new conceptual angle to understand the EU's democratic project. In an era of growing contestation both within and outside the Union, this book offers a compelling reflection on the relevance and resilience of democracy in Europe today.

Jan Wouters, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam and Full Professor of International Law and International Organizations, KU Leuven,Julie Smith, Professor of European Politics, Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge,Kolja Raube, Associate Professor of European Governance and EU External Action, KU Leuven,Ben Crum, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Jan Wouters is Full Professor of International Law and International Organizations, Jean Monnet Chair ad personam EU and Global Governance, and founding Director of the Institute for International Law and of the Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies at KU Leuven.

Julie Smith is Professor of European Politics at Cambridge University and Fellow in Politics of Robinson College, Cambridge. Her research focuses on the history and politics of the European Union, especially democracy in Europe and the UK's relations with the EU.

Kolja Raube is Associate Professor in European Governance and EU External Action at the Faculty of Social Sciences at KU Leuven, Belgium. He is Director of the Joint Bachelor of European Studies and co-editor of the series Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics.

Ben Crum is Professor of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). He researches the ways in which democratic institutions respond to contemporary challenges like internationalization, socio-economic inequalities, and digitalization.

1. A Promise of EU Democracy? Introductory Remarks, Jan Wouters, Julie Smith, Kolja Raube, and Ben CrumPART I. THE PROMISE AND FOUNDATIONS OF EU DEMOCRACY2. The Promise of EU Democracy-Integration Versus Democracy in the Post-Lisbon Era, Ben Crum3. The Promises and Pitfalls of EU 'Democracy Promotion' in the International Arena: a decolonial perspective, Alvaro Oleart and Tom Theuns4. Ideas of EU Democracy Across Time and Space: The Contributions of the Commission and the Court of Justice, Lise Rye and Cristina Fasone5. The National Foundations of Europe's Promised Democracy, Anna Gora and Pieter de WildePART II. THE PROMISE OF EU DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC MECHANISMS: CONNECTING WITH EUROPEAN CITIZENS?6. Why Do Voters Choose Badly? An Investigation of Citizen-Based Factors Explaining the Mass-Elite Preference Gap in European Parliament Elections, Julien Navarro and Camille Kelbel7. Towards a Genuine European Political Space? Revisiting the Legal Architecture of European Parliament Elections, Jan Wouters8. Democratizing the Politicization of the EU: Channelling pluralism through new arenas, Ben Crum and Alvaro Oleart9. Who is Misinformed About the EU?, Sylvia Kritzinger, Julia Partheymüller, Valentin Voith, and Carolina Plescia10. The Sweet Spot of EU Reform: How to Improve Citizens' Perceptions of EU Legitimacy, Oliver Treib, Constantin Schäfer, and Bernd Schlipphak11. Citizen Participation without Democratization in the EU: From the European Citizens' Initiative to the Conference on the Future of Europe, Alvaro OleartPART III. EU POLICIES AND THE PROMISE OF DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE12. Migration as a Challenge of Constitutional Democracy, Viljam Engström and Katri Gadd13. Revisiting TTIP and CETA: Claim-making and Legitimacy in the EU, Alex Andrione-Moylan14. The Institutional Architecture Behind the EU Macroeconomic and Fiscal Governance and its Impact on Accountability and Democratic Legitimacy, Carlos Closa, Felipe González De León, and Gisela Hernández15. Democratic Legitimacy and Covid-19 Responses, Julie Smith and Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom

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The Promise of EU Democracy Reconnecting European Citizens?

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