‘You Know, This Conference Has No Legitimacy’: Eurosceptic Contestation of the Conference on the Future of Europe

IF 3.3 1区 社会学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Jan Kotýnek Krotký
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Abstract

Amid the escalating contestation of European integration, the European Union (EU) endeavours participatory innovations to bridge the gap between EU institutions and citizens whilst addressing the challenges posed by Eurosceptic actors. This article builds on empowering dissensus, arguing that Eurosceptic contestation might strengthen EU integration by making EU issues a matter of discussion in the European public sphere. It expands its application beyond policy contestation to polity contestation. The article examines the Eurosceptic discourse surrounding the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE), a pioneering deliberative attempt to bring citizens closer to EU institutions. Employing thematic analysis of various documents produced by Eurosceptic political groups, the article reveals two predominant themes through which these groups challenged the legitimacy of the CoFoE: manipulative governance and lack of representativity. These themes closely align with academic assessments and reinforce the Eurosceptic narrative of an ‘elite cartel’ governing the EU.

“你知道,这次会议没有合法性”:欧洲未来会议的欧洲怀疑论者争论
在欧洲一体化不断升级的争论中,欧盟(EU)努力进行参与性创新,以弥合欧盟机构与公民之间的差距,同时应对欧洲怀疑论者带来的挑战。本文建立在授权不同意见的基础上,认为欧洲怀疑论者的争论可能会通过使欧盟问题成为欧洲公共领域的讨论事项来加强欧盟一体化。它将其应用范围从政策争论扩展到政治争论。本文探讨了围绕欧洲未来会议(CoFoE)的欧洲怀疑论者话语,这是一项开创性的审议尝试,旨在拉近公民与欧盟机构的距离。通过对疑欧派政治团体制作的各种文件的专题分析,本文揭示了这些团体挑战欧盟委员会合法性的两个主要主题:操纵性治理和缺乏代表性。这些主题与学术评估密切相关,并强化了欧洲怀疑论者关于“精英卡特尔”统治欧盟的说法。
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