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

JournalEuropean 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(external)

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


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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