The European Union’s democratic deficit and options for EU democracy in the 21st century

• Main Author: Lee, Dexter
• Other Authors: EU Centre in Singapore
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science::International relations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98315; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/25654
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The European Union (EU) is widely acknowledged as a successful example of economic and political integration of nation states today – a slate of democratic institutions such as the European Parliament have also been developed and European citizens now possess extensive political and civil rights by...