Citizens and the legitimacy of the European Union / / J. Thomassen

• Autore: Thomassen J. J. A.
• Pubblicazione: The Hague : , : WRR, Scientific Council for Government Policy, , 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (56 pages) : digital file(s)
• Soggetto topico: Representative government and representation - European Union countries
• Soggetto geografico: European Union countries Politics and government Public opinion; Netherlands Relations European Union
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: "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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Citizens and the legitimacy of the European Union
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220546703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
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