ISBN:
9781108528771
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiv, 317 pages)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Polycentricity in the European Union
DDC:
340.9094
Keywords:
Legal polycentricity
;
Conflict of laws
;
International and municipal law
;
Legitimacy of governments
;
Legal polycentricity ; European Union countries
;
Conflict of laws ; European Union countries
;
International and municipal law ; European Union countries
;
Legitimacy of governments ; European Union countries
;
Europäische Union
;
Polyzentrismus
Abstract:
Supranational governance is being challenged by politicians and citizens around the EU as over-centralized and undemocratic. This book is premised on the idea that polycentric governance, developed by Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, is a fruitful place to start for addressing this challenge. Assessing the presence of, and potential for, polycentric governance within the EU means approaching established principles and practices from a new perspective. While the debate on these issues is rich, longstanding and interdisciplinary, it has proven difficult to sidestep the 'renationalisation/federalisation' dichotomy. The aim of this volume is not to reject the EU's institutional structure but provide a different benchmark for the assessment of its functioning. Polycentric theory highlights the importance of multilevel horizontal relationships within the EU - between states, but also between many sub-state actors, all the way down to individuals. This helps us answer the question: how do we achieve self-governance in an interdependent world?
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Mar 2019)
DOI:
10.1017/9781108528771
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