1. Public Accountability and the Public Sphere of International Governance
- Author:
- Jens Steffek
- Publication Date:
- 03-2010
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Institution:
- Carnegie Council
- Abstract:
- After long and awkward negotiations, on November 19, 2009, the heads of state and government of the European Union finally nominated Catherine Ashton as the Union's new High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security. The next day an Internet user nicknamed ''hoeckt'' posted the following comment on a popular German news site: This morning I listened to an interview with [Ashton] on B5 [radio station] and was flabbergasted. She has already understood how they work at the EU level. She wants to do diplomacy the silent way, which to me means that there will be no transparency; nobody will know what she is doing, and how. And hence nobody will be able to judge success or failure of her actions.
- Topic:
- Security and Government
- Political Geography:
- Europe and Hong Kong