Europe's crisis of legitimacy stems from 'governing by rules and ruling by numbers' in the sovereign debt crisis, which played havoc with the eurozone economy while fueling political discontent. Using the lens of democratic theory, the book assesses the legitimacy of EU governing activities first in
Europeβs Legitimacy Crisis: From Causes to Solutions
β Scribed by Michael Longo, Philomena Murray (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 159
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The EU Has Been Shaped by Crisis: Chronicle of a Crisis Foretold....Pages 14-34
The Search for Leadership and a Convincing Narrative....Pages 35-52
The Sources of the Crisis in Europe....Pages 53-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Contesting Europeβs Past and Imagining Europeβs Future: Do Identity and Participation Matter?....Pages 80-100
Problems in Search of a Solution, Solutions in Search of Legitimacy....Pages 101-130
Back Matter....Pages 131-150
β¦ Subjects
Political Sociology; Public Policy; European Union Politics; International Organization; Public Administration; Political Communication
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