1. A Promise of EU Democracy? Introductory Remarks, Jan Wouters, Julie Smith, Kolja Raube, and Ben CrumPART I. THE PROMISE AND FOUNDATIONS OF EU DEMOCRACY2. The Promise of EU Democracy-Integration Versus Democracy in the Post-Lisbon Era, Ben Crum3. The Promises and Pitfalls of EU 'Democracy Promotion' in the International Arena: a decolonial perspective, Alvaro Oleart and Tom Theuns4. Ideas of EU Democracy Across Time and Space: The Contributions of the Commission and the Court of Justice, Lise Rye and Cristina Fasone5. The National Foundations of Europe's Promised Democracy, Anna Gora and Pieter de WildePART II. THE PROMISE OF EU DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIC MECHANISMS: CONNECTING WITH EUROPEAN CITIZENS?6.
Why Do Voters Choose Badly? An Investigation of Citizen-Based Factors Explaining the Mass-Elite Preference Gap in European Parliament Elections, Julien Navarro and Camille Kelbel7. Towards a Genuine European Political Space? Revisiting the Legal Architecture of European Parliament Elections, Jan Wouters8. Democratizing the Politicization of the EU: Channelling pluralism through new arenas, Ben Crum and Alvaro Oleart9. Who is Misinformed About the EU?, Sylvia Kritzinger, Julia Partheymüller, Valentin Voith, and Carolina Plescia10. The Sweet Spot of EU Reform: How to Improve Citizens' Perceptions of EU Legitimacy, Oliver Treib, Constantin Schäfer, and Bernd Schlipphak11. Citizen Participation without Democratization in the EU: From the European Citizens' Initiative to the Conference on the Future of Europe, Alvaro OleartPART III. EU POLICIES AND THE PROMISE OF DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE12. Migration as a Challenge of Constitutional Democracy, Viljam Engström and Katri Gadd13.
Revisiting TTIP and CETA: Claim-making and Legitimacy in the EU, Alex Andrione-Moylan14. The Institutional Architecture Behind the EU Macroeconomic and Fiscal Governance and its Impact on Accountability and Democratic Legitimacy, Carlos Closa, Felipe González De León, and Gisela Hernández15. Democratic Legitimacy and Covid-19 Responses, Julie Smith and Naman Karl-Thomas Habtom.