Legitimacy in European Nature Conservation Policy: Case Studies in Multilevel Governance

Building forth upon recent developments in democracy theory that have identified multiple forms of legitimacy, this volume observes a EU-wide shift from output legitimacy to input and throughput legitimacy. Top down policy making is increasingly meeting local resistance. As a result, the importance for policy makers of enhancing the democratic legitimacy of their policy plans has increased.

In this volume, nine case studies are presented,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048176557
• ISBN13: 9789048176557
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"