Non-elected political elites in the EU

Niilo Kauppi; Mikael Rask Madsen

doi:10.1057/978-1-137-51904-7

Non-elected political elites in the EU

Centre of Excellence for International Courts and Governance

Abstract

With globalization and Europeanization, profound changes have taken place in the composition and structure of elites. Once solidly tied to the nation state, elites have, following processes of differentiation and specialization, become more transnational than ever before. Their development has been conditioned by the evolving relationship between international, transnational, and national powers. In the European context, key institutional players today include the European Commission, the European Ombudsman and the European Court of Justice as aspiring representatives of the general European interest and the Council of Ministers and member states as representing national interests in the EU. Their relationship and changing interfaces are crucial when assessing the development of non-elected political elites as well as more generally the rise of an institutionalized and integrated Europe.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Palgrave Handbook of Political Elites
Editors	Heinrich Best, John Higley
Number of pages	17
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date	1 Jan 2017
Pages	381-397
ISBN (Print)	9781137519030
ISBN (Electronic)	9781137519047
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51904-7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017

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