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Sir Andrew Shonfield investigates how Britain's inclusion will affect the European Community in his fifth Reith lecture entitled 'From Technocracy to Democracy?'

Director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs and political economist Sir Andrew Shonfield gives the fifth of his Reith lectures from his series entitled 'Europe: Journey to an Unknown Destination'.

In this lecture entitled 'From Technocracy to Democracy?', Sir Shonfield considers how the inclusion of the British into the European Community could lead to a more politically democratic form of governance. Taking this into consideration, Sir Shonfield questions whether the European Community will achieve greater democratic legitimacy.

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  • Tue 5 Dec 1972 09:00

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