Legitimating the European Union: Aspirations, Inputs and Performance

By Janet Mather

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1403921083
• ISBN13: 9781403921086
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.5" x 8.6"