This book is the first monograph to systematically explore the relationship between
citizenship and collective identity in the European Union, integrating two fields of research …

Every day thousands of decisions are made by all kinds of committees, parliaments, councils
and boards by a'yes-no'voting process. Sometimes a committee can only accept or reject the …

We study indirect democracy in which countries, states, or districts each elect a
representative who later votes at a union level on their behalf. We show that the voting rule …

The volume explores the marked differences between the complex and rapidly changing
legal organization of EU external relations and the EU's' internal'constitutional order. The …

Systems of indirect voting based on the principle of qualified majority can be analysed using
the methods of game theory. In particular, this applies to the voting system in the Council of …

We analyze and evaluate the different decision rules describing the Council of Ministers of
the EU starting from 1958 up to now. Most of the existing studies use the Banzhaf index (for …

How do smaller member states promote their interests in EU foreign policy and external
relations? EU membership can be seen to affect member states' foreign policy in two ways …

We consider a decision board with representatives who vote on proposals on behalf of their
constituencies. We look for decision rules that realize utilitarian and (welfarist) egalitarian …

In this article, we vindicate the relevance of the notion of success or satisfaction for the
normative assessment of voting rules. We provide arguments in support of this view and …

There are many situations where different groups make collective decisions by voting in an
assembly or committee in which each group is represented by a single person. There is a …