The Impact of European Institutions on the Rule of Law and Democracy
Slovenia and Beyond
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The Impact of European Institutions on the Rule of Law and Democracy
Slovenia and Beyond
About this book
Since 2010 the European Union has been plagued by crises of democracy and the rule of law, which have been spreading from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), catching many by surprise. This book argues that the professed success of the 2004 big bang enlargement mirrored the Potemkin villages erected in the new Member States on their accession to Europe. Slovenia is a prime example. Since its independence and throughout the accession process, Slovenia has been portrayed as the poster child of the 'New Europe'. This book claims that the widely shared narrative of the Slovenian EU dream is a myth. In many ways, Slovenia has fared even worse than its contemporary, constitutionally-backsliding, CEE counterparts. The book's discussion of the depth and breadth of the democratic crises in Slovenia should contribute to a critical intellectual awakening and better comprehension of the real causes of the present crises across the other CEE Member States, which threaten the viability of the EU and Council of Europe projects. It is only on the basis of this improved understanding that the crises can be appropriately addressed at national, transnational and supranational levels.
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Table of contents
- Acknowledgement of Funders
- Contents
- List of Authors
- List of Abbreviations
- 1. Constitutional Backsliding in Central and Eastern Europe in Lieu of Back to Europe
- 2. The Genesis of Slovenian Constitutional Democracy
- 3. Historical Reasons for Failures of the Rule of Law and Constitutional Democracy in Slovenia
- 4. The (Non) Reforms of Slovenia’s Economy
- 5. The Current Crises of Human Rights Protection, the Rule of Law and Democracy in Slovenia
- 6. The Judiciary and the Rule of Law in Slovenia
- 7. The Vicious Circle of Slovenian Democracy
- 8. Freedom of Press under Stress in Slovenia
- 9. Welfare State and Solidarity in Slovenia
- 10. The Influence of the Council of Europe on the Rule of Law in Slovenia
- 11. The Impact of the European Union on Constitutional Democracy in Slovenia
- 12. The Case for a Resilient Constitutional Democracy
- Bibliography
- Index