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Power and legitimacy : reconciling Europe and the nation-state /

The implications of European integration for national democracy and constitutionalism are well known. Nevertheless, as the events of the last decade made clear, the EU's complex system of governance has been unable to achieve a democratic or constitutional legitimacy in its own right. The autho...

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Main Author: Lindseth, Peter L. (Peter Lincoln), 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Administrative law > European Union countries.
International and municipal law > European Union countries.
Legitimacy of governments > European Union countries.
Droit international et droit interne > Pays de l'Union européenne.
Légitimité des gouvernements > Pays de l'Union européenne.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Administrative law
International and municipal law
Legitimacy of governments
European Union countries
Europese Unie.
Publiekrecht.
Nationaal recht.
Legitimiteit.
Europese integratie.
Supranationalisme.
Electronic books.
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Summary:The implications of European integration for national democracy and constitutionalism are well known. Nevertheless, as the events of the last decade made clear, the EU's complex system of governance has been unable to achieve a democratic or constitutional legitimacy in its own right. The author traces the roots of this paradox.
Item Description:"Oxford scholarship online."
Title from home page (viewed Jan. 10, 2011).
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780195390148
0195390148
9780199866397
0199866392