order to come to grips with this we present an institutional variant of deliberative theory, which understands democracy as …. We show that the EU has established an incomplete system of representative democracy steeped in a distinct representation …

order to come to grips with this we present an institutional variant of deliberative theory, which understands democracy as …. We show that the EU has established an incomplete system of representative democracy steeped in a distinct representation …

. Thirdly, we find that a primary concern in EU legitimacy contestation is democracy, especially for those evaluating EU …This paper analyses the prominence, content and justifications of Euroscepticism as a form of EU legitimacy … contestation, mediation and formation of public opinion in the public sphere. Our survey delivers original data on EU legitimacy …

. Thirdly, we find that a primary concern in EU legitimacy contestation is democracy, especially for those evaluating EU …This paper analyses the prominence, content and justifications of Euroscepticism as a form of EU legitimacy … contestation, mediation and formation of public opinion in the public sphere. Our survey delivers original data on EU legitimacy …

bureaucratization and de-bureaucratization is offered. Institutions, agency, and macro forces all matter, but there is no agreement …

which should be used to assess the legitimacy of European integration. In descriptive terms, the European public sphere is … identified through the actors, institutions, and communicative processes which guide the practice of collective self …

While it is commonplace to argue that political institutions are a source of inertia and resistance to change and that … reformulated and it is observed that institutions have a role in generating both order and change and in balancing the two. Second …