This book examines and investigates the legitimacy of the European Union by acknowledging the importance of variation across actors, institutions, audiences, an
Since the Maastricht ratification debate of the early 1990s, the legitimacy of the European Union has become a subject of controversy. With unprecedented force,
How do political authorities build support for themselves and their rule? Doing so is key to accruing power, but it can be a complicated affair. The European Un
This book offers a transdisciplinary perspective on the question of how political legitimacy is constructed in the increasingly contested postnational setting o
This book shows how the EU’s dual sovereignty–legitimacy problem can be resolved through the political concept of European citizenship, which can serve both