02625oam 2200373 450 991022054670332120230621142742.0(CKB)3810000000213815(EXLCZ)99381000000021381520201027d2007 fh| 0engur||#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierCitizens and the legitimacy of the European Union /J. ThomassenThe Hague :WRR, Scientific Council for Government Policy,20071 online resource (56 pages) digital file(s)Webpublicatie ;19Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. Legitimacy and the quality of democracy --3. Trust in political institutions -- 4. Performance and spill over effects -- 5. Political representation and accountability -- 6. Electoral democracy is not everything -- 7. In conclusion"Recent developments, in particular the overwhelming majority voting rejecting the draft constitutional treaty in the referendum in 2005 have been a reason to question the traditional strong support of the Dutch population for European Unification. The very legitimacy of the European project all of a sudden seems to be questioned. Against this background this paper will try to make a systematic assessment of the legitimacy of the Union from a Dutch perspective. However, it should be obvious that such an assessment almost by definition asks for a European perspective. Therefore, whenever appropriate, we will work from a European or comparative perspective in order to come to a better understanding of the legitimacy problem from a purely Dutch perspective. In order to being able to make such an assessment we will first develop a conceptual framework and a number of evaluation criteria. In subsequent sections of the paper we will then assess the legitimacy of the Union according to each of these criteria." -- Introduction.WRR webpublicaties ;19.Representative government and representationEuropean Union countriesEuropean Union countriesPolitics and governmentPublic opinionNetherlandsRelationsEuropean UnionRepresentative government and representationThomassen J. J. A.948081Wetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Netherlands),UkMaJRUBOOK9910220546703321Citizens and the legitimacy of the European Union2196366UNINA