A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Enhancing Political Representation Through the European Economic Constitution? Regressive Politics of Democratic Inclusion




AuthorsJussi Jaakkola

PublisherCambridge University Press

Publication year2019

Journal: European Constitutional Law Review

Journal acronymEuConst

Volume15

Issue2

First page 194

Last page219

Number of pages26

ISSN1574-0196

eISSN1744-5515

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1017/S1574019619000105

Web address https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/european-constitutional-law-review/all-issues


Abstract

Interrelation between economic and political dimensions of constitutionalism – European market integration and erosion of democratic representation within Member States of the EU – Regulatory externalities between national democracies – European market citizenship and its ramifications for democratically legitimate exercise of the power to tax – Underinclusiveness of domestic democratic process – Political representation beyond the state – European economic constitution as a source of political empowerment and the EU economic freedoms as political rights – The European Court of Justice as a protector of representation – Reinforcing political participation through regulatory competition – European market freedoms enhance representation but at the expense of political equality – Economic freedoms as insufficient means of political empowerment – Improving democratic representation and equality beyond the state requires properly political citizenship instead of mere market rights.



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