This Title Answers The Question 'which Institutional Architecture For Which Kind Of Democracy For The Eu?' By Bringing Two Debates Together - The Institutional Analysis Of The Union And Its Democratic Assessment. The Authors Examine A Series Of Institutional Architectures In Light Of The Democratic Quality Of The Processes And Decisions Generated By Them. The Discussion Of These Various Institutional Architectures Is Preceded By An Analysis Of The Democratic Values And Principles According To Which Institutional Architectures And Governance Structures Should Be Assessed. Part I -- Introduction 1. The European Union: Legitimating Values, Democratic Principles And Institutional Architectures, Simona Piattoni Part Ii -- Democratic Principles 2. Which Democratic Principles For The European Union? What Deficit?, John Erik Fossum And Johannes Pollak 3. Popular Power In The European Union: Delegated Or Alienated?, Hans Agne 4. The Challenge Of Making European Union Executive Power Accountable, Ben Crum And Deirdre Curtin 5. Democratic Participation And The Search For A European Union Institutional Architecture That Accommodates Interests And Expertise, Stijn Smismans 6. Democratic Representation As The Normative And Organizing Principle Of The European Union, Sandra Kroger Part Iii -- Institutional Architectures 7. Demoicratic Theory And Europe's Institutional Architecture In Times Of Crisis, Kalypso Nicolaidis 8. Federal Imperatives In The Institutional Evolution Of The European Union, Michael Burgess 9. Alternative Views: Which Institutional Architecture For A Political Union?, Sergio Fabbrini 10. Multilevel Governance In The European Union: Loosely-coupled Arenas Of Representation, Participation And Accountability, Arthur Benz 11. Empowering The Sovereign: National Parliaments In European Union Monetary And Financial Policy, Jurgen Neyer Part Iv -- Conclusion 12. European Union Institutional Architectures: Structural Tensions, Dynamic Forces And The Advantages Of Hapticity, Simona Piattoni Edited By Simona Piattoni. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 261-289) And Index.