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People and Parliament in the European Union

Participation, Democracy, and Legitimacy

By: Jean Blondel,Richard Sinnott,Palle Svensson

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People and Parliament in the European Union

Participation, Democracy, and Legitimacy

By: Jean Blondel,Richard Sinnott,Palle Svensson

The power of the European Parliament has been steadily and visibly increasing in recent years. This arises from EU treaty changes and from the fact that more and more decisions are being made at the European level. At the same time, however, the already low rate of turnout in European elections has actually been declining. This powerful new study examines a seemingly paradoxical situation which has raised deep concern about the democratic deficit in the European Union. The authors analyse the concepts of participation, democracy, and legitimacy and their applicability at the European level and develop a typology of voter participation and abstention in the European context. Combining extensive new data from specially commissioned surveys in all 1994 member states with a searching review of the existing evidence, they provide a comprehensive account of the legitimacy of the European Union and examine the images of the European Parliament, citizens experiences of the 1994 campaign and their perceptions of the parties and the candidates. In an analysis that challenges existing interpretations, the institutional, demographic, and attitudinal sources of participation and abstention are fully explored. The study concludes by considering how participation and democratic representation might be enhanced, acknowledging forthrightly the obstacles and inherent limits that such efforts are likely to face.

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Megaliths and rituals at Tustrup, Denmark

By: Palle Eriksen,Anne Birgitte Gebauer,Torsten Madsen

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Megaliths and rituals at Tustrup, Denmark

By: Palle Eriksen,Anne Birgitte Gebauer,Torsten Madsen

The complex of megaliths near Tustrup is a prime example of the megalithic sites used by early farming communities in Stone Age Europe. Excavated in the 1950s by Moesgaard Museum, the site continues to hold great contemporary and scientific value. Its significance relates primarily to the unusual find of a ritual complex connected to two dolmens and passage grave. The question of why monumental sites played such an important role for early farming communities is currently the focus of several international studies. In Denmark, which boasts one of the world’s largest concentrations of megalithic monuments as well as a strong tradition for research in the area, archaeologists have had a longstanding wish to contribute to this discussion with a comprehensive publication about the unique complex of megaliths near Tustrup. Experts have researched the finds and meticulously analysed the site and its artefacts. These detailed studies have led to surprising and well-documented interpretations of the megalithic tombs, the construction history of the ritual site and their function, along with the inter-relationship between the monuments.

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Aarhus Universitetsforlag

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8793423918

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9788793423916

People and Parliament in the European Union

Participation, Democracy, and Legitimacy

By: Jean Blondel,Richard Sinnott,Palle Svensson

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Participation, Democracy, and Legitimacy

By: Jean Blondel,Richard Sinnott,Palle Svensson

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People and Parliament in the European Union

People and Parliament in the European Union

Megaliths and rituals at Tustrup, Denmark

Megaliths and rituals at Tustrup, Denmark

People and Parliament in the European Union

People and Parliament in the European Union

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