Trust in the institutions of the european union: A cross-country examination

EIOP European Integration Online Papers

Volumn 16, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Arnold, Christine ^a   Sapir, Eliyahu V ^b   Zapryanova, Galina ^c  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Democracy; European central bank; European Commission; European Council; European Court of Justice; European Parliament; Institutions; Legitimacy; Multilevel governance; National parliaments; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879006069     PISSN: 10275193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1695/2012008     Document Type: Article

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