2019
DOI: 10.1177/0032321719828276
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When Do They Speak? Deliberation and Democratic Decision-Making in the European Union

Abstract: In this article, I argue that the experimentalist model of democracy can contribute to contemporary disputes about deliberation at the supranational level. The fundamental idea is that, in conditions of disagreement, for a decision to be legitimate, deliberative decision-making processes must be structured so as to allow the inclusion of affected interests before and after voting. I argue that there are three ways for a decision to be illegitimate: exclusion of affected interests from all deliberative phases, … Show more

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“…Restrictive time budgets and pressures in political decision-making are not only created by external conditions stemming from the urgency and complexity of political tasks but also a result of strategic power struggles between political actors and institutional branches. Since the strategic influencing of timing, sequencing and scheduling can have a potential effect on the agenda and outcome of decision-making, it raises questions not only of power, but also of legitimacy (Goetz and Meyer-Sahling, 2009;Fumagalli, 2019).…”
Section: Timed Power Relations: Executive Legislature and Judiciary I...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Restrictive time budgets and pressures in political decision-making are not only created by external conditions stemming from the urgency and complexity of political tasks but also a result of strategic power struggles between political actors and institutional branches. Since the strategic influencing of timing, sequencing and scheduling can have a potential effect on the agenda and outcome of decision-making, it raises questions not only of power, but also of legitimacy (Goetz and Meyer-Sahling, 2009;Fumagalli, 2019).…”
Section: Timed Power Relations: Executive Legislature and Judiciary I...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Nevertheless, the EU is also a success story of more than six decades of deliberation, collaboration, and forward thinking of men and women involved in the process. This is an issue worth highlighting and exploring in depth (Bua & Escobar, 2018;Fumagalli, 2019;Pernaa, 2017). But there is more to that.…”
Section: The Context and The Book's Relevancementioning
confidence: 99%