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Legitimacy and the European Union : the contested polity / edited by Thomas Banchoff and Mitchell P. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Political dynamics of the EU series.
- Political dynamics of the EU series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- European Union.
- European federation.
- Legitimacy of governments--Europe.
- Legitimacy of governments.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 144 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Beetham and Lord provide concise and analytical coverage of a key topic within the European Union, that is, the legitimacy of European supra-national governance.
- Most of the contemporary debates about the European Union - about its role, its institutional arrangements, its development dynamic, its expansion and possible futures - revolve around the issue of political legitimacy. Legitimacy and the European Union addresses the fundamental issues at the heart of the debates on Europe and examines such key questions as:- -What is the scope of the EU's authority -Is there a legitimacy deficit? If so, how much does it matter -Does political legitimacy only reside in the nation state? Using a multi-dimensional conception of political legitimacy, the text analyses the character and problems of the European Union's authority in respect of democracy, political identity and governmental performance. Its distinctive claim is that political legitimacy can now only be understood as a process of interaction between the state and EU levels, and that this interaction impacts differentially on different member states.
- Contents:
- Series Editor's Preface. 1. Analysing Legitimacy and the EU. 2. Identity. 3. Democracy. 4. Performance. 5. Legitimacy and the EU - Problems and Perspectives. References. Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-67560-7
- 1-134-67561-5
- 1-283-83762-5
- 1-280-16866-8
- 0-203-98203-7
- 9786610168668
- 9780203982037
- OCLC:
- 475963391
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