TY - CHAP AU - Karlsson, Christer AU - Gustavsson, Sverker AU - Persson, Thomas AB - Do EU citizens have real opportunities to hold decision-makers accountable, or does the current institutional set-up in the Union merely create an illusion of accountability? That is the central question of this volume. There are widespread and growing concerns that the political system of the EU does not, in fact, afford citizens appropriate mechanisms of accountability. The aim of the current study is to ascertain whether such concerns are warranted. ID - OAPEN ID: 627610 ID - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1030817509 ID - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31491 KW - european union KW - accountibility KW - european union KW - accountibility KW - Citizenship of the European Union KW - Civil society KW - Decision-making KW - Democracy KW - International organization KW - Member of the European Parliament KW - Nation state L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31491/1/627610.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31491/1/627610.pdf L1 - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31491/1/627610.pdf LA - English LK - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/37525 PB - Taylor & Francis PY - 2009 SN - 9780415502771;9780203874714 TI - Chapter 1 Examining the illusion of accountabilitynull ER -