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Legitimating the European Union : Aspirations, Inputs and Performance /

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This is a study in EU legitimacy from the perspective of EU citizens. Mather argues that legitimacy is empirical: 'legitimacy only exists if people feel that it does' and that the EU is a unique and dynamic institution, hence legitimating factors are also evolutionary.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mather, Janet (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Subjects:
European Union.
Political Science and International Relations.
Democracy.
European Union Politics.
International Relations.
Political Theory.
International relations.
Political science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a study in EU legitimacy from the perspective of EU citizens. Mather argues that legitimacy is empirical: 'legitimacy only exists if people feel that it does' and that the EU is a unique and dynamic institution, hence legitimating factors are also evolutionary.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 233 pages)
ISBN:9780230625624
DOI:10.1057/9780230625624