Democracy in the European Union from the perspective of representative democracy

Özet: Avrupa Birliği kurumsal yapısının ne ölçüde demokratik olduğu, özellikle son yıllarda, akademik araştırmalarda dikkat çeken bir konu haline gelmiştir. Avrupa Birliği'nde demokrasi konulu akademik çalışmalarda karşılaşılan asıl sorun ise, Birlik düzeyinde demokrasinin hangi kriterler ışığında değerlendirilebileceğidir. Makalede, temsili demokrasinin temel prensipleri olan temsili kurumlar, seçimler, siyasi partiler ve hesap verebilirlik ışığında, Birliğin kurumsal yapısının ne ölçüde demokratik olduğunun analiz edilmesi amaçlanmaktadır.

Temsili Demokrasi Perspektifinden Avrupa Birliği'nde Demokrasi

Abstract: To what extent the European Union's political system is democratic has been receiving increased attention in academic research in recent decades, but the main question facing scholars is concerned with how to analyze democracy at the EU level. This article seeks to analyze the extent to which the European Union's political system is democratic from the perspective of representative democracy, that is, this analysis of democracy in the European Union is grounded on the basic principles of representative democracy, representative institutions, elections, political parties and political accountability.

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