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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Non-elected Political Elites in the EU

Niilo KauppiMikael Rask Madsen

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elite theoriespoliittiset instituutiotCouncil of MinisterseliititContext (language use)Euroopan Unionielitist politicsEuropean court of justicePoliticsGlobalizationelitist networkspolitical elites in the democratic westPolitical economyPolitical scienceSpecialization (functional)elite network analysisNation statepolitical power of economic elitestransnationaalisuuspoliittinen eliittiComposition (language)valta

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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. peerReviewed

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2017-11-11
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-51904-7_25