television in the formation of political consensus in Italy. Based on probit and instrumental variables estimates, we find trust …

regarding its focus range, to make it even more effective. In our view, the transparency/accountability issue represented by a … optimal degree of ECB transparency and accountability towards the EP, the key democratic institution. …

regarding its focus range, to make it even more effective. In our view, the transparency/accountability issue represented by a … optimal degree of ECB transparency and accountability towards the EP, the key democratic institution. …

, transparency and competitiveness of capital markets, lower the costs of capital for issuers and contribute to investor protection …

Legitimacy is regarded as one critical aspect of biodiversity management and nature conservation arrangements. Multi …-level governance is claimed to pose several challenges to legitimacy. The aim of this paper is to review some legitimacy challenges in … these challenges. Four legitimacy criteria - legal compatibility, accountability, representation and inclusion, and …

This paper analyses institutional reforms and political participation, most notably indirect and direct elections of … awareness and participation. For instance, they make people voice more opinions in their shequ, which may be a good starting … introduced in order to enhance regime legitimacy but suggests that they may spur democratization by the rise of accountability as …