Legitimate to whom? : comparing national perspectives on the legitimacy of the European Union

The thesis compares national perspectives on the legitimacy of the European Union. It develops a definition of legitimacy as a dual concept. Formal legitimacy describes the constitutional nature of a political system, whereas felt legitimacy is defined as the aggregate citizen beliefs about the legi...

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Main Author: Richter, Fabian Felix
Published: London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London) 2000
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.393105