… This book focuses on 'democratic deficits,' reflecting how far the perceived democratic …
The book diagnoses the reasons behind the democratic deficit, including demand (rising …

… The descriptive inference in Chapter 6 shows that the democratic deficit is not … democratic
deficit and finds that rising aspirations of citizens (Chapter 7), their knowledge of democratic …

… The descriptive inference in Chapter 6 shows that the democratic deficit is not … democratic
deficit and finds that rising aspirations of citizens (Chapter 7), their knowledge of democratic …

… legitimacy from democratic sources they need to govern. My aim in this chapter is to clarify
the question of democratic deficits as they relate to the participatory elements of democracy. …

… test if critical citizens’ behavior is the same in old and new democracies, but also, to test at
the same time our main claim, that critical citizens are not necessarily dissatisfied democrats. …

… is contained in democratic arrangements. How do we define the democratic deficit after the
… and framings of (democratic) politics? That is the question I want to explore in this chapter. …

… I would suggest we accept some of the premises of the “no democratic deficit argument” but
reject its conclusion. Amongst the premises I would accept are, first, that the Union will – and …

… His republican ideas are far more radically democratic than the current British ‘system’ of
government and are well worth revisiting. In summary, early 19th century social movements …

… citizens in the work of government to help address the pervasive citizenship and democratic
deficits … to address these deficits because (a) it is required to do so by democratic ethos, (b) it …

… ground for understanding the EU democratic deficit debate I propose an all-inclusive model
(‘Democratic Deficit Space’) of how to understand the EU democratic deficit arguments in the …