The Treaty of Lisbon and the gender–blind responses to the EU crisesimpact on the quality of European democracy

  1. Alazne Irigoien 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

Journal:
Política y sociedad

ISSN: 1130-8001 1988-3129

Year of publication: 2021

Issue Title: Cambio democrático en la Unión Europea durante el primer decenio de vida del Tratado de Lisboa (2009-2019)

Volume: 58

Issue: 1

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/POSO.71939 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Este artículo analiza el estado de la democracia en la Unión Europea (UE) aplicando el enfoque de género sobre el Tratado de Lisboa y tres de las principales crisis europeas en la primera década desde su entrada en vigor (2009-2019): la crisis económica (2008-2014); Brexit (2017-2020) y el declive democrático y activación del artículo 7 del TUE contra Polonia y Hungría (2017 y 2018, respectivamente). Basándose en teoría de la democracia feminista, muestra las conexiones de interdependencia de la democracia y la igualdad de género en las crisis europeas analizadas. Examina las dos dimensiones del doble déficit democrático con perspectiva de género –la infrarrepresentación de las mujeres y la sensibilidad de género– en la adopción y disposiciones del Tratado de Lisboa y la toma de decisiones y respuestas europeas a las crisis. Este artículo sostiene que las respuestas europeas a las crisis de la primera década del Tratado de Lisboa carecen de perspectiva de género y que ello ha contribuido, entre otros factores, al deterioro de las estructuras y procedimientos democráticos de la UE y, a su vez, también ha contribuido a frenar el progreso en igualdad de género y exacerbar la desigualdad de género en diferentes estados miembros. Dados los planes de Ursula Von der Leyen para un “nuevo impulso a la democracia europea”, y la nueva crisis por la pandemia del virus Covid-19, el artículo señala algunos aspectos de género claves que deberían considerarse para el futuro del proyecto democrático europeo.

Funding information

This article would have not been possible without the work of previous scholars on gender; the general support of Gender Five Plus members and the funding of the University of the Basque Country which sustains my research.

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