Legitimating the European Union : aspirations, inputs and performance /

Legitimating the European Union : aspirations, inputs and performance /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mather, Janet, 1949-
Imprint:	Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Description:	xiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	European Union. European Union. Political participation -- European Union countries. Legitimacy of governments -- European Union countries. Democracy -- European Union countries. Democracy. Legitimacy of governments. Political participation. Europe -- European Union countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6224547

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ISBN:	1403921083 (hbk.) 9781403921086 (hbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and index.

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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.
Physical Description:	xiv, 233 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-223) and index.
ISBN:	1403921083 9781403921086