Political representation in the EU - Peter Mair: Political opposition and the EU

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What is a permissive consensus, as argued in Peter Mair's text?

The idea that there is a consensus among European citizens that the EU is goo and that they want more integration. They gave permission to the politicians to take care of the integration

What are different kinds of oppositions in the EU, according to Mair?

- classical opposition: an opposition about substance and policy
- opposition of principle: an opposition about the system itself -> the way the system is organized

What are the two dimensions of political contestation?

Europeanization dimension
functional dimension
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What are the two overlapping channels of representation for citizens in the EU?

- National channel -> national elections -> when voting for parties, they will form a gov. And also take a seat in the council (gov. Of the EU)

- European channel -> via the European Parliament elections

Why is there a mismatch between the overlapping channels of representation?

The national governments are the ones who have the power to change the infrastructure of the EU. But we vote with that idea in mind for the European Parliament. EU elections should be about policy questions and not about polity questions

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