Abstract
This chapter examines the policy impact and level of support enjoyed by the European Parliament (EP). The EP has failed to secure deep-rooted support among the European public and significant sectors of the political elite. It is a ‘vulnerable’ legislature without a solid constituency of support, rendering its hard-won policy prerogatives subject to future challenges. This vulnerability is attributed to its inability to generate a sense of democratic legitimacy for the EU as a whole.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The State of the European Union |
Subtitle of host publication | Risks, Reform, Resistance, and Revival |
Editors | Maria Green Cowles, Michael Smith |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Chapter | 12 |
Pages | 228–245 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780191598982 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780198297529, 9780198297574 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Dec 2000 |
User-Defined Keywords
- European Parliament
- legislature
- European Union
- democracy
- legitimacy