What's Wrong with the Europe Union and How to Fix It

List of figures, tables and boxes vi

Preface ix

List of abbreviations xi

1. Introduction 1

2. Why the European Union is more necessary than ever 8

PART I: THE DIAGNOSIS 29

3. Policy gridlock 31

4. Lack of popular legitimacy 50

5. A democratic deficit 67

PART II: THE CURE 87

6. The case for ‘limited democratic politics’ in the EU 89

7. How the EU is ready for limited democratic politics 110

8. Encouraging democratic politics in the EU 137

9. A scenario: the 2009 European Commission President contest 166

10. Conclusion and response to potential critiques 179

Notes 193

References 200

Index 208