http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it4 Comments for "Democracy for the sake of it? - part 4, " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it4 <p> <em><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1092/1476115739_67621b0e78_o.jpg" alt="The European Parliament" title="The European Parliament" width="600" height="200" /></em> </p> <p> <em>As we continue to ponder the issue of <a href="/blog/dliberation/representative_or_did_you_mean_representative_or_maybe_representative">representativeness</a>, </em><strong>Paul Davies</strong> <em>- formerly of the Electoral Reform Society - continues his series looking at the EU&#39;s only democratic institution (<a href="/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it">Part 1</a>, <a href="/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it2">Part 2</a>, <a href="/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it3">part 3</a>):</em> </p> <p> Having already established that the European Parliament is one of the world&#39;s true bastions of barmy democracy, it&#39;s time to consider how to make it a little less ridiculous.<br /> <br /> Before we start on that, however, there&#39;s an important extra step to be considered - one often glossed over by the current architects of the Union. Simply drawing up plans for making the European Parliament saner or more fit for purpose begs the question of what that purpose actually is (or maybe should be) in the first place.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it4" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it4">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/dliberation/democracy_for_the_sake_of_it4#comment dLiberation Paul Davies Public debate Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:28:16 +0100 Paul Davies 34911 at http://www.opendemocracy.net