Theorizing the democratic legitimacy of european governance: a labyrinth with no exit?

Journal of European Integration

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-199

  Wimmel, Andreas ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Austria)

Author keywords

democratic legitimacy; European governance; European integration; meta theory; political philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050834333     PISSN: 07036337     EISSN: 14772280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07036330802642763     Document Type: Article

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