The European Union set up an experiment in international relations that arouses the most varied reactions, going from extreme euphoria to nationalist xenophobia. This feeling of confusion is due not only to the wide range of issues that are embraced nor the organic complexity of the institution,...

Das Lexikon erschien bisher im Carl Heymanns-Verlag unter dem Titel "Das neue Europa" (BA 4/06 und 7/07). Im Vergleich zur Ausgabe 2006 (2007 lag hier nicht vor) hat es einige Umstellungen gegeben. Die Stichwortübersicht ist nach vorne gerückt, die Kurzinfos zu den einzelnen Ländern aus der...

The legitimacy of international institutions is a contested issue both in terms of concept formation and empirical evidence and attracts attention from across the political sciences. The present contribution posits a relational concept of legitimacy that includes self-justification of rulers on...