This paper outlines a research programme for the study of democracy in the European Union (EU) from a gender … perspective. It takes as its point of departure the recent turn to deliberative democracy in the field of EU studies, and more … within this complex polity. The paper then discusses the relevance of deliberative democracy to research on gender in the EU …

The paper suggests a practice turn in the analysis of political legitimacy. Current social science research on … political legitimacy suffers twofold. First, it shows an undue (silent) impact of an ethics-first perspective. Second, empirical … approaches to political legitimacy mostly focus on societal constellations of citizens’ beliefs. The dynamic character of …

and argument over the direction of the policy agenda. This aspect, which is ultimately the difference between a democracy … and an enlightened form of authoritarianism, is an essential element of even the ‘thinnest’ theories of democracy, yet is …

which should be used to assess the legitimacy of European integration. In descriptive terms, the European public sphere is …

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

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

, democracy, rule of law and the market economy. This article explores the relationship between legitimacy and legality in this …