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Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance

The Dynamics of Powers in the European Union

Book launch

Join us online for the book launch of ''The Dynamics of Powers in the European Union'' edited by Professor Christina Eckes (University of Amsterdam), Professor Päivi Leino-Sandberg (University of Helskinki) and Associate Professor Anna W Ghavanini (University of Gothenburg). All three editors will be speaking about the book on the day of its publication, along with other contributors and discussants. Join us for a discussion about the state of separation of powers in the EU and what that means for our democracies.
Date
19 September 2024
Time
13:00 -14:30

Separation of powers is the time-tested touchstone of the legitimate exercise of power in modern democracies. This collection examines decision-making in the EU's multilayered and polycentric constitutional structure through this lens.

The focus on separation of powers reveals how strong executive powers collaborate in the EU as a single source of public power, which is not sufficiently counterbalanced by parliaments or the judiciary. The collection explores 3 policy fields marked by crisis:

  • the economic and monetary union (EMU)
  • migration  
  • trade

Drawing on expertise from across these sectors, with a strong conceptual thread linking all the contributions, this important work illustrates how different branches of government co-determine each others' powers.

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This edited collection is the result of the three-year research consortium ‘Separation of powers for 21st century Europe (SepaRope)’ between the Universities of Amsterdam, Gothenburg and Helsinki financed through the programme ‘NORFACE Democratic Governance in a Turbulent Age’.