consequences. The effect is more legal regulation, which triggers claims to democracy. The integration process is to a large degree …

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 …

critical points of the first four parts relate to European studies discussions on legitimacy in general and to RECON …

. 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 …

critical points of the first four parts relate to European studies discussions on legitimacy in general and to RECON …

How can the EU rectify its legitimacy deficit? On the basis of three logics of political integration we identify … explicit strategies for how the legitimacy deficit of the EU can be remedied. The first strategy amounts to a scaling down of … purpose organisation. Here the EU’s own legitimacy is held to be dependent on its performance and on the legitimacy of the …