CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2007
| Author | Rubi, Maria Eugenia |
|---|---|
| Title | The Deconstruction of Babel's Tower: Political Accountability Discourse in the European Union |
| Summary | This research examines the different meanings that scholars and Member States (MS) use to refer to accountability in the context of the European Union (EU). The accountability discourse of the scholars is analyzed in terms of its relation to other notions, as well as according to the actor and the forum in which the accountability procedure takes place. In the case of the MS, the analysis is made according to the most distinguished features of the MS’ accountability traditions, as well as on the predominance of ex ante or ex post accountability procedures. It was found that the significance that scholars use to denote accountability in the EU is related to conceptions such as efficiency, legitimacy, and democratic representation. In the case of the MS they were related to notion such as open government, enforcement and responsibility. It is suggested that the denotations that scholars use to refer to accountability, even diverse, are not incompatible between each other. Nevertheless, in the case of the MS is evident that the incompatibility is institutional and not conceptual. In this sense, the attempt to reach a European understanding of accountability remains rather elusive. |
| Supervisor | Batory Agnes |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2007/rubi_maria.pdf |
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