This book examines the diverse avenues through which different sorts of actors have expressed their voices during the Euro crisis and how their various interests are translated into the decision-making process. It offers a state-of- the-art assessment of what political representation means in this context as well as a contribution to the ‘representative turn’ in democratic theory. The authors address three key themes:
• The main actors and channels of political representation in the EU.
• Interlocking levels of representation in the EU and the way in which national and supranational representation works.
• How the European institutional system represents EU citizens through law and administration.
Focusing on the importance of representation in the legitimation of democracy, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, European studies, democratic theory, representation studies, civil society and transnational democracy.
Sandra Kröger is a lecturer at the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter, UK.