Elitist and participatory democracy
towards a new EU citizen
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.60054/PEU.2017.4.33-39Ключови думи :
civilsociety, participatory democracy, EESC, European Union, elitismАбстракт
Can we provide a valid EU model of governance that combines the characteristics of the elitist and participatory democracy? Is it possible to accept the civil and political elites as educators and propagators of the EU participatory democracy and obtain as end-result an accountable and responsible model of an EU citizen?
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