The Politics of Legitimation in the European Union: Legitimacy Recovered?

ISBN-13: 9781032101408 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 308 str.

Christopher Lord; Peter Bursens; Dirk de Bièvre

Opis

This book examines and investigates the legitimacy of the European Union by acknowledging the importance of variation across actors, institutions, audiences, and context.

Spis treści

Part 1: Theoretical framework: The politics of legitimation  1. Introduction  2. Conflating policy, democracy and legitimacy: The case of stakeholder involvement  Part 2: Legitimation by individual citizens and officials  3. Winning minds not hearts? Citizens emotions and European integration  4. Trust lost, trust regained? Trust, legitimacy and multi-level governance  5. Beyond support: Public opinion and EU legitimacy  6. Dublin is dead: A study in delegitimation  Part 3: Legitimation by media and parliaments  7. Whose voice is louder? Politicisation and legitimation in state aid policy  8. Legitimation strategies and national parliaments: The case of anti-corruption  9. Toothless observers or comprehensive players? National parliaments and the European Semester  Part 4: Legitimation by governments, courts and external actors  10. A Two-Way Street: Flexible and Rigid Legitimation across Actors and Policies in the EU  11. Post-Crisis Legitimacy in the EU’s Economic and Monetary Union: The Cases of European Fiscal Policy Coordination and Banking Supervision  12. Normative power Europe? Lessons in legitimacy, conditionality and compliance  Part 5: Theoretical conclusions on legitimation and legitimacy  13. Polycrisis and Resilience in the EU: Covid-19 and avenues for future studies  14. The many actors of direct and indirect legitimacy  15. Concluding Implications for EU Policy, Law and Institutions