More Democratic Community
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- ISBN 9781805395423
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 2024
- Publisher: Berghahn Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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The histories of European unification and of West European democracy during the second half of the twentieth century have often been considered as separate or even antagonistic processes with the institutions of European integration being regarded as bastions of bureaucratic rule. A More Democratic Community challenges this assumption and argues that European integration benefited from the democratic accountability of member states while contributing to the validation of national democratic institutions. However, it also unveils a paradox: as integration deepened, it diminished the power of national parliaments, sparking a democratic accountability crisis within the Community.
Sara Lorenzini is Professor of Contemporary History at the Department of Humanities and at the School of International Studies (SIS) of the University of Trento, where she teaches courses on International History (post-1945). Her most recent book is Global Development. A Cold War History (Princeton University Press, 2019). She was the recipient of a Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration History (2018-2021).
