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The Democratic Deficit of PE in a Constructivist Perspective

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  • Simona VERIVES

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The constructivist approach first appeared in the field of international relations. Constructivism is accentuating the role of constitutive theories as fundamentally distinct from the causal theories and the general character of interpretation as a instrument of knowing the constitutive theories. The EP is the only EU institution whose members are elected through a direct vote by each citizen of every member country. The direct vote gives it the largest legitimacy among all the EU institutions. The EP is considered the institution which represents the citizens of the member country and olso a instrument crucial to the reduction of the democratic deficit.

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  • Simona VERIVES, 2008. "The Democratic Deficit of PE in a Constructivist Perspective," Europolity – Continuity and Change in European Governance - Old Series, Department of International Relations and European Integration, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration, vol. 2(2), pages 112-119.
    • Handle: RePEc:epl:eplold:y:2008:v:2:i:2:p:112-119
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