Critical Reflections on Constitutional Democracy in the European Union

Sacha Garben is Professor of EU Law at the College of Europe.Inge Govaere is Professor of European Law, Jean Monnet Chair in EU Legal Studies at Ghent University and Director, Ghent European Law Institute (GELI) as well as Director of the European Legal Studies Department at the College of Europe.Paul Nemitz is Principal Adviser at the European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers. He teaches EU Law as a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Bruges.

[The book] fulfils its objective very well of offering a series of critical reflections on the status of constitutional democracy in the EU, its present and future challenges.

• 1. Critical Reflections on Constitutional Democracy in the European Union and its Member States Sacha Garben, Inge Govaere and Paul NemitzPART ICRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THE CURRENT STATE OF CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY IN THE EU AND BEYONDSection 1: Autocracy, Populism and Brexit2. The Rise of Populism and the Malaise of Democracy Cesare Pinelli3. The ‘Democratic Deficits’ of the US and the EU Compared R Daniel Kelemen4. Constitutional Overload in a Constitutional Democracy: The UK and the Brexit Process Michael GordonSection 2: Constitutionalism in the EU5. EU Fundamental Rights Legislation: The Constitutional Imbroglio Elise Muir6. The Value of Constitutionalism in the European Union Armin HatjeSection 3: Constitutional Democracy in the Eurozone7. Is There a Deficit of Th roughput Legitimacy in the EU? Vivien A Schmidt8. Accountability Through Self-Governance in EU Economic Governance Ana Bobic9. ‘Where the Law Runs Out’: The Overburdening of Law and Constitutional Adjudication by the Financial Crisisand Europe’s New Modes of Economic Governance Christian JoergesPART IIAN INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON EU CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY10. The Double Legitimacy and Multiple Accountability of the European Commission: Some Reflections on its Constitutional Democratic Role Ben Smulders11. The Accidental Democracy: A European Model María José Martínez Iglesias12. Democratic Participation and Transparency of the EU Council Leo Hoff mann-Axthelm13. The Role of the Court of Justice in the Legitimation of the EU’s Action: The Transparency Principle Example5Georges Vallindas14. Transparency and Accountability of EU Decentralised Agencies and Agencification in Light of the Common Approach on EU Decentralised Agencies Merijn Chamon15. From Deparliamentarisation to a Parliamentary Renaissance? National Parliaments in the EU Polity Adam Cygan16. Disruptive Democracy: Keeping EU Citizens in a Box Päivi LeinoPART IIIEU CONSTITUTIONAL DEMOCRACY: PISTES DE REFLECTION FOR THE FUTURE17. Beyond Rhetoric: Education for Democratic Citizenship in the European UnionKris Grimonprez18. Strengthening Democracy in Europe and its Resilience Against Autocracy: Daring More Democracy and a European Democracy Charter Paul Nemitz and Frithjof Ehm19. The Principle of Legality and the EU’s Legitimacy as a Constitutional Democracy: A Research AgendaSacha Garben