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Non-Majoritarian Instruments and Institutions: Dissensus and Democracy in Europe

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This paper introduces the Special Section ‘Non-Majoritarian Instruments and Institutions: Dissensus and Democracy in Europe’, which examines the role of non-majoritarian institutions and instruments in contemporary European democracies amid growing dissensus and democratic decline. The Special Section, which constitutes a collective academic effort from a number of European legal scholars engaged in the EU-funded REDSPINEL Project, critically analyses the role of non-majoritarian instruments and institutions with respect to three challenges that shape contemporary democracies in Europe: economic inequality and discrimination, growing authoritarianism, and the pressing climate crisis.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

DOI: 10.15166/2499-8249/872

Authors: Armeni, Chiara, Eckes, Christina

Institutions: Université Libre de Bruxelles, University of Amsterdam

Language: English

Topic: Political Theory and Democracy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7154235913

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