Venue: Résidence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, Brussels
How democratic is the European Union? How democratic can it be, and how democratic should it be? Through a series of studies of a number of policy fields and institutional mechanisms, RECON has discussed the conditions for democracy in the EU. The aim is to identify strategies through which democracy can be strengthened.
At RECON’s outreach event in Brussels, key findings from the project were presented to policy makers and practitioners, media and informed readers, civil society actors and interest groups, as well as the academic community and the general public.
Some of the main questions posed by the RECON project have been sought answered:
What is the constitutional future for Europe?
How is European representative democracy working?
How and why is the EU contested in the member states?
New patterns of Euroscepticism in political parties and media?
How do national intellectuals debate Europe?
Is the EU’s security and defence policy exempted from democracy?
What is the status of gender democracy in the EU?
How has European governance influenced the financial crisis?
International trade – an area for conflict of laws?
RECON findings
Snapshots of selected findings are available here.
The pamphlet with all findings can be downloaded here (pdf)
