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Discourse and Order in the EU
Author(s) -
Neyer Jürgen
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5965.00441
Subject(s) - deliberation , polity , corporate governance , order (exchange) , political science , quality (philosophy) , economic system , epistemology , business , law , economics , philosophy , finance , politics
The article argues for an understanding of the EU as a discourse‐based multi‐level governance structure. It conceptualizes the EU as a heterarchical polity that includes the domestic, governmental and supranational levels. Heterarchical structures, however, can only be expected to perform efficiently, effectively and lead to high quality output if their mode of interaction is based on deliberation. Important institutional features of the EU can be interpreted as the means to create the necessary institutional preconditions for deliberation.