This paper deals with the ways in which the interconnectedness of multiple political levels in increaingly internationalized structures of governance impacts on these levels' democratic legitimation. Focusing on the European Union (EU), it argues that in the EU's multi-level system, the...

The idea of a "chain of legitimation" is a central thought in German constitutional theory. However, the conception of a chain of legitimacy does not appear to be sufficient to justify transnational democracy. Starting from this diagnosis, the paper introduces an alternative conception of...

Unsere Zeit ist in besonderem Maße durch Institutionenwandel geprägt. Im Blickpunkt stehen die vielfältigen und häufig schwer durchschaubaren Prozesse des Institutionenwandels in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Aber Institutionenwandel findet nicht nur dort statt, wo es besonders augenfällig ist....