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The EU and Multilevel Governance - Definitions
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- 1Nation:A group of people who share a common language, religion, traditions and culture, and regard themselves as a natural political community.
- 2Nation-state:A state in which the population have a shared national identity, based (usually) on the same language, religion, traditions and history.
- 3Local democracy:The principle that local decisions should b made in line with local wishes, implying both local elections and a measure of local autonomy (freedom from the centre).
- 4Rates:A property-based local government tax that was linked to the national rental value of residential and business properties.
- 5Poll tax:A flat-rate tax on individuals (a 'head tax').
- 6Council tax:A revised version of the rating system in which property is taxed according to eight bands (A to H), with a 25 per cent discount for single occupants.
- 7Unionism:A form of Northern Ireland nationalism that seeks to uphold the union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the dominant political tradition of Ulster Protestants.
- 8Republicanism:A form of Northern Ireland nationalism that is committed to creating a united Ireland though the incorporation of Northern Ireland into the Republic of Ireland; the dominant political position of Ulster Catholics.
- 9Asymmetrical devolution:A form of devolution that operates differently in different regions, with no common pattern of devolved powers and responsibilities within the state.
- 10Primary legislative power:The ability to make law on matters which have been devolved from Westminster.
- 11Secondary legislative power:The ability to vary some laws passed by the Houses of Parliament, creating dependency on Westminster legislation.
- 12Quasi-federalism:A division of powers between central and regional government that has some of the features of federalism without possessing a formal federal structure.
- 13Barnett formula:The formula (devised by the then Treasury secretary, Joel, later Lord, Barnett) for determining the level of funding from UK taxes of expenditure in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- 14Political union:The establishment of common citizenship rights within the EU and a strengthening of EU institutions to ensure common policies in designated areas.
- 15Monetary union:The establishment of a single European currency, the euro, regulated by the European Central Bank.
- 16Intergovernmentalism:A form of interaction between states that takes place on the basis of sovereign independence, meaning that states cannot be forced to act against their will.
- 17National veto:The power of member states to block Council of Ministers' decisions on matters that threaten vital national interests.
- 18Qualified majority voting:A system of voting within an EU Council of Ministers in which different majorities are needed on different issues, with states' votes weighed (roughly) according to size.
- 19Supranationalism:The existence of a supranational body that is higher than the nation-state and capable of imposing its will on it.
- 20Euroscepticism:Opposition to the process of European integration, based on a defense of national sovereignty and national identity; Eurosceptics are not necessarily anti-European.
- 21Subsidiarity:The principle that, within a federal-type system, decisions should be made at the lowest possible level.
- 22State:A political association that establishes sovereign control within defined territorial borders.
- 23Union state:A state made up of regions that retain their own distinctive cultural (and possibly national) traditions and identities.
- 24Unitary state:A state in which sovereignty is concentrated in a single institution of central government; the centre therefore determines the powers and responsibilities of lower levels of government.
- 25Multilevel governance:A complex policy process in which political authority is distributed horizontally and vertically between sub-national, national supra-national levels of government.
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