Europe's legitimacy crisis : from causes to solutions. /

Examines the latest developments and scholarly debates surrounding the sources of the European Union's crisis of legitimacy and possible solutions. It examines not only the financial and economic dimensions of the current crisis, but also those crises at the heart of the EU integration project....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Longo, Michael (Michael Andrew) (Author), Murray, Philomena (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Series:	Palgrave pivot.
Subjects:	Legitimacy of governments > European Union countries. European Union. European Union countries > Politics and government. European Union countries > Economic integration. International economic integration. Legitimacy of governments. Politics and government. Europe > European Union countries.

Table of Contents:

Part 1. Narrating the past
The EU has been shaped by crisis: chronicle of a crisis foretold
The search for leadership and a convincing narrative
The sources of the crisis in Europe
Part 2. Seeking a future
Contesting Europe's past and imagining Europe's future: do identity and participation matter?
Problems in search of a solution, solutions in search of legitimacy.