The Treaty on European Union (EU) has on the one hand increased democratic legitimacy of the integration process by … confering new powers to the European Parliament (EP) - legitimacy viewed as an attribute-, while on the other hand acceptance by … the citizens - legitimacy conceived as orientation - dropped considerably after Maastricht. This situation hints at a …

The article explores whether the Constitutional Treaty may provide more legitimacy for governance in the European Union … on the use of Union power are suboptimal; the EU's weak 'input legitimacy' is not strengthened. On the other side, the … enhanced legitimacy, the overall picture, albeit somewhat daunting, is not altogether bleak. …

approach as a systematic elaboration of the theories of deliberative democracy, based, in particular, on recent contributions …

also tend to have higher degrees of legitimacy and policy efficacy. In Europe’s multi-level governance structure, it is …

This paper studies the basic characteristics of the political legitimacy of the European Parliament (EP) within the … supranational political system of the European Union (EU) and argues that an increase in the political legitimacy of the EP might … provide a solution to the legitimacy problem at the EU level of supranational governance. The case study of misleading …

evolution in this field shows that strong tendencies towards the adaptation of Community governance to its contested legitimacy … legitimacy deficits that are not just related to the imbalance of the input- and output-dimensions of legitimacy, but also to the …

functional representation in addition to legitimacy based on territorial representation. Conceptualised as a form of deliberative … democracy via a functional assembly, the role of the ESC is defined not only vis-à-vis the Parliament but also vis-à-vis other …

ensure the protection of shared sovereign values and principles, such as the values of democracy and fundamental rights. In … risks of erosion implied by constitutional pluralism, while also enhancing the legitimacy of the European polity. This can …

It is generally believed that internationalization undermines governance and democracy. This phenomenon has two … democracy and governance in its member states. The first part of the paper presents a view on the EU's political system which … does not preclude the possibility of a fundamental transformation of governance and democracy in the EU by the choice of …