legitimacy. We propose a modification of Bernard Williams' theory of liberal legitimacy, and use it to make sense of the widely … importance of popular sovereignty in Western constitutional traditions; (ii) The left side of the equation is best thought of as … a 'legitimation story': an account of what plausibly sustains belief in legitimacy. This is, however, not a purely …

legitimacy. Moreover, present efforts by EMU governments to “rescue the euro” will do little to correct the economic imbalances …