@article{2016:take:durch_poli,
title = {Durch politischen Wettbewerb zu mehr Akzeptanz? Die potenzielle Rolle von Europarteien in der Perspektive der agonistischen Theorie},
year = {2016},
note = {This article argues that the lack of identification with the European
Union by its citizens is more due to the lack of democratic practice
than its institutional structure. The former is, according to Chantal
Mouffe, marked by disputes about alternative proposals for
problem-solving and definitions of the common good and was prevented
by the long dominating neoliberal paradigm. The claim of a lack of
alternatives of neoliberal concepts despite an obvious increase in
crisis phenomena has led to a depoliticization of the public debate
and disenchantment of many citizens with regard to European politics.
Here, it is argued that a competition about alternative political
concepts driven by Europarties will be better suited to increase the
interest of EU citizens in European issues, to motivate them for
participation and to create stronger identification with the European
Union than the attempts made so far on the structural level of the
Union. So, instead of focusing all reforming endeavors on the
democratization of the European Union, energies should be concentrated
on the legal, organizational and material strengthening of Europarties
and their internal profile.},
journal = {integration},
pages = {123--143},
author = {Take, Ingo},
volume = {39},
number = {2}
}