Input and output legitimacy: Synergy or trade-off? Empirical evidence from an EU survey

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-467

  Lindgren, Karl Oskar ^a   Persson, Thomas ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemicals policy; Deliberation; European Union; Input legitimacy; Output legitimacy; Stakeholder participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952624150     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501761003673591     Document Type: Article

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