's trajectory through the prism of the three models of EU democracy development (audit democracy, multi-national federal democracy … and regional-European cosmopolitan democracy) as developed in the RECON project. It is argued that the sub-national level … has to be directly involved in the EU structures in any attempt at 're-constituting' democracy at EU level. The Committee …

democracy-building processes in various countries around the world, ensuring democratic accountability necessarily becomes a key …

liberalization. Second, democracy has a negative effect on growth during the contraction, whereas its effect appears insignificant … apparently go beyond deteriorating economic performance. The level of democracy, in contrast, increases the support for the …