The Politics of Legitimation in the European Union

Part 1: Theoretical framework: The politics of legitimation 1. Introduction 2. Conflating policy, democracy and legitimacy: The case of stakeholder involvement Part 2: Legitimation by individual citizens and officials 3. Winning minds not hearts? Citizens emotions and European integration 4. Trust lost, trust regained? Trust, legitimacy and multi-level governance 5. Beyond support: Public opinion and EU legitimacy 6. Dublin is dead: A study in delegitimation Part 3: Legitimation by media and parliaments 7. Whose voice is louder? Politicisation and legitimation in state aid policy 8. Legitimation strategies and national parliaments: The case of anti-corruption 9. Toothless observers or comprehensive players? National parliaments and the European Semester Part 4: Legitimation by governments, courts and external actors 10. A Two-Way Street: Flexible and Rigid Legitimation across Actors and Policies in the EU 11. Post-Crisis Legitimacy in the EU's Economic and Monetary Union: The Cases of European Fiscal Policy Coordination and Banking Supervision 12. Normative power Europe? Lessons in legitimacy, conditionality and compliance Part 5: Theoretical conclusions on legitimation and legitimacy 13. Polycrisis and Resilience in the EU: Covid-19 and avenues for future studies 14. The many actors of direct and indirect legitimacy 15. Concluding Implications for EU Policy, Law and Institutions