Legitimating the European Union : aspirations, inputs, and performance
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 dynamic institution, hence legitimating factors are also evolutionary. It shows that liberal democracy hasn't established EU legitimacy
xiv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9781403921086, 1403921083
70061110
Legitimacy and legitimation in the Old Europe
Adapting legitimacy to the European Union
Liberal representative democracy and EU legitimacy
Acting and interacting: participatory democracy and EU legitimacy
A citizens' European Union
The EU's external performance