| Description |
x, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction: conceptualizing legitimacy in a contested polity / Thomas Banchoff and Mitchell P. Smith -- Pt. 1. Legitimacy and EU policies. 2. EU legitimacy and the "defensive" reaction to the single European market / Mitchell P. Smith. 3. Unity-in-diversity: cultural policy and EU legitimacy / Melissa Pantel. 4. Reconciliation and legitimacy: foreign relations and enlargement of the European Union / Lily Gardner Feldman -- Pt. 2. Legitimacy and institutions. 5. Political parties and the problem of legitimacy in the European Union / Robert Ladrech. 6. National parties and the contestation of Europe / Gary Marks and Carole Wilson. 7. The European Parliament and EU legitimacy / Wolfgang Wessels and Udo Diedrichs -- Pt. 3. Legitimacy and identity. 8. EU citizenship: implications for identity and legitimacy / Rey Koslowski. 9. National identity and EU legitimacy in France and Germany / Thomas Banchoff |
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10. Political rhetoric and the legitimation of the European Union / John Gaffney. 11. Conclusion / Thomas Banchoff and Mitchell P. Smith |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
European Union.
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European federation.
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Legitimacy of governments -- Europe.
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| Author |
Banchoff, Thomas F., 1964-
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Smith, Mitchell P., 1960-
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| LC no. |
98038355 |
| ISBN |
0415181887 (hbk) |
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0415181895 (paperback) |
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