LEADER 02625oam 2200373 450 001 9910220546703321 005 20230621142742.0 035 $a(CKB)3810000000213815 035 $a(EXLCZ)993810000000213815 100 $a20201027d2007 fh| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCitizens and the legitimacy of the European Union /$fJ. Thomassen 210 1$aThe Hague :$cWRR, Scientific Council for Government Policy,$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (56 pages) $cdigital file(s) 225 1 $aWebpublicatie ;$v19 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a1. 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 330 $a"Recent developments, in particular the overwhelming majority voting rejecting the draft constitutional treaty in the referendum in 2005 have been a reason to question the traditional strong support of the Dutch population for European Unification. The very legitimacy of the European project all of a sudden seems to be questioned. Against this background this paper will try to make a systematic assessment of the legitimacy of the Union from a Dutch perspective. However, it should be obvious that such an assessment almost by definition asks for a European perspective. Therefore, whenever appropriate, we will work from a European or comparative perspective in order to come to a better understanding of the legitimacy problem from a purely Dutch perspective. In order to being able to make such an assessment we will first develop a conceptual framework and a number of evaluation criteria. In subsequent sections of the paper we will then assess the legitimacy of the Union according to each of these criteria." -- Introduction. 410 0$aWRR webpublicaties ;$v19. 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$zEuropean Union countries 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xPolitics and government$xPublic opinion 607 $aNetherlands$xRelations$xEuropean Union 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation 700 $aThomassen$b J. J. A.$0948081 712 02$aWetenschappelijke Raad voor het Regeringsbeleid (Netherlands), 801 0$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220546703321 996 $aCitizens and the legitimacy of the European Union$92196366 997 $aUNINA