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SS2 December 2023

THE CURRENT CRISIS OF EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE AND CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY

Marius ȘPECHEA (1)

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania

Ioana Eveline COMAN (2)

Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania

Abstract:The events of recent years have generated discussions and controversies at national and European levels on the path on which society is going, from optimistic to pessimistic perspectives, democracy seems to be under siege, and defining models of good practices becomes impossible, although necessary for the permanent effort/dynamics of democratization. In this context of uncertainty, the relationship between the quality of democracy and governance becomes a vital link, the alteration, or crises of one generating effects on the other. Thus, several legitimate questions arise about the causality in generating these governance and democracy crises and how they influence each other positively or negatively. 
Keywords:Governance; European Union; Democracy; overlapping crises
Contact details of the authors:E-mail: marius.spechea@ulbsibiu.ro (1) E-mail: ioanaevelinenicoleta.coman@ulbsibiu.ro (2)
Institutional affiliation of the authors:  Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Institutions address:550324-Sibiu, Calea Dumbrăvii nr. 34; Tel./ Fax: 0040/269/422169