Product Description: FROM THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDITION: With the collapse of the Berlin Wall, went the conflict that had oriented our thinking and action about politics for more than half a century. Europe, from West to East, suddenly found itself in a much-enlarged democratic space...read more

Product Description: A contradictory creation indeed, the European Union has most of the institutions of a modern democracy, yet it does not function as one. Moreover, its growing scope of activity and supranational decision making processes are undermining the legitimacy of democracy in its member states...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)