«Democratic deficit» in the European Union: The meanings and interpretations

Abstract

The approaches to the interpretation of the term «deficit of the democracy» are analyzed in this article. This term takes place in the modern European discourse of the integration. The conclusion is drawn that in the first approach «deficit of the democracy» is linked with the problem of the legitimacy of decisions, taking by the «All-European center». Second approach shows that this term is connected with a number of distortions, to which democratic form of government in the developed democracies is subjected.