Legitimating the European Union : Aspirations, Inputs and Performance
by
J. Mather
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1403921083
ISBN-13
9781403921086
Publisher
Palgrave USA
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 10th, 2006
Print length
233 Pages
Weight
404 grams
Dimensions
22.30 x 13.70 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
EuropeInternational institutions / intergovernmental organizationsEU & European institutions
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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.
Legitimating the European Union focuses on the notions of political legitimacy in the European Union. Since the early 1970s the EU has never been perceived to be as legitimate as it needed to be. Legitimizing factors, such as the elections to the European Parliament or increasing European Parliament powers have always lagged behind popular perceptions of what was needed at the time. Mather proposes that the EU suffers from a ''legitimacy deficit'' and that this deficit matters (assuming the EU does not propose to be a dictatorship). The book links legitimacy theory to the way in which the EU''s citizens experience and react to supranational forms of governance.
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