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| Titel: |
The European Constitution and the Left |
| Auteur: |
Takis Fotopoulos |
| Verschenen in: |
International journal of inclusive democracy |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 1 (2005) nr. 4 pagina's 15 |
| Jaar: |
2005 |
| Inhoud: |
The EU Constitution[1], which is supposed to express the values and aims of the EU - now comprising 25 European States - is presently going through the process of ratification by its members. In practice, this means that the political elites (through Parliament) decide in principle the future of European peoples and occasionally the peoples themselves are asked to express their view on the constitution through plebiscites, which are again controlled by the political and economic elites (through their control of the mass media). The outcome of these plebiscites is therefore a foregone conclusion whenever the elites are united in their aim to pass the constitution. Any doubt about the outcome arises only in cases where there are internal divisions within the elites on their stand towards the constitution (the French case), or in general towards the EU (the British case). Not surprisingly, it is precisely in such cases that some sort of meaningful discussion takes place in the mass media about the nature of the EU and its constitution and, therefore, peoples are left relatively free to decide. No wonder that it is these same cases which potentially produce negative results for the elites. But what is the nature of the EU and its constitution? |
| Uitgever: |
The International Network for Inclusive Democracy (provided by DOAJ) |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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