The struggle for EU legitimacy : public contestation, 1950-2005 /

What would it mean for the EU to be a legitimate body, and where do our ideas on this question come from? In this award winning book, Claudia Schrag Sternberg explores some of the most significant questions surrounding the legitimacy of the European Union. Specifically, The Struggle for EU Legitimac...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sternberg, Claudia Schrag (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Colección:Palgrave studies in European Union politics.
Temas:
European Union.
European Union
Legitimacy of governments > European Union countries.
Légitimité des gouvernements > Pays de l'Union européenne.
EU & European institutions > c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) > c 2000 to c 2010 > EU (European Union)
Political science & theory > c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) > c 2000 to c 2010 > EU (European Union)
Political structure & processes > c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) > c 2000 to c 2010 > EU (European Union)
Public opinion & polls > c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period) > c 2000 to c 2010 > EU (European Union)
LAW > International.
UE/CE Union européenne.
Légitimité.
UE/CE Intégration.
UE/CE Politique.
UE/CE Droit.
UE/CE Historique et perspectives.
UE/CE Institutions et organes.
Politics and Government.
Legitimacy of governments
International institutions > EU (European Union) > Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 > c 2000 to c 2009.
Political science & theory > EU (European Union) > Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 > c 2000 to c 2009.
Political structure & processes > EU (European Union) > Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 > c 2000 to c 2009.
Public opinion & polls > EU (European Union) > Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999 > c 2000 to c 2009.
European Union countries
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Approaching Legitimacy through Discursive Meanings
  • Plan of the Book
  • PART I: PEACE, PROSPERITY, AND PROGRESS: EARLY LEGITIMATING NARRATIVES, 1950s-1970s
  • 1. Indispensability
  • 2. The European Common Good
  • 3. Enlightened Social Engineering
  • 4. Legality
  • 5. Conclusion
  • PART II: DEMOCRACY AND OTHER CHALLENGES: EARLY COUNTER-DISCOURSES, 1950s-1970s
  • 6. Democracy
  • 7. Intergovernmentalism
  • 8. Challenges to Functional Problem-Solving
  • 9. Conclusion
  • PART III: A EUROPE CLOSER TO THE CITIZENS: THE PEOPLE'S EUROPE PROJECT OF THE 1980s
  • 10. Citizen Expectations and the Will of the People
  • 11. Communicating with the People and Quantifying Promises
  • 12. Forging Europeans
  • 13. Subjects into Citizens
  • 14. Conclusion
  • PART IV: MAASTRICHT IN THE FRENCH AND GERMAN DEBATES: CRUMBLING PROMISES AND THE QUESTION OF WHO MIGHT RULE
  • 15. EMU and the Crumbling Promise of Prosperity and Peace
  • 16. Whose Rule? Citizens, the Body Politic, and Democracy
  • 17. Conclusion
  • PART V: DISCURSIVE CRISIS MANAGEMENT: STRESSING AND STRETCHING 'DEMOCRACY', 1990s-2000s
  • 18. Democracy as Transparency
  • 19. Subsidiarity as Closeness to the Citizens
  • 20. Governance and Participation
  • 21. Identity- and Demos-Building
  • 22. Conclusion
  • PART VI: A CONSTITUTIONAL MOMENT? THE CONSTITUTION IN THE FRENCH AND GERMAN DEBATES
  • 23. What Kind of Europe Do We Want? The French Debate
  • 24. What is Wrong With the French? The German Debate
  • 25. Comparisons and Conclusions
  • PART VII: THE STORY AND THE LITERATURE: DEMOCRACY, EFFICIENCY, AND THE CONTESTED GAME OF EU POLITICS
  • 26. The Story Assembled
  • 27. Government By and For the People
  • 28. Politicization Versus De-Politicization: EU Politics as a Contested Game
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion: EU Legitimacy as a Sisyphean Aspiration?

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