Towards Evidence-Based Legitimacy Interventions in EU Law: Challenges and Directions for Empirical Research

As EU institutions are increasingly being asked to address societal challenges, the legitimacy need of the EU becomes more evident. With the aim of complementing the already rich literature on normative EU legitimacy and ultimately enabling evidence-based legitimation strategies, this contribution i...

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Published in:	Utrecht Law Review
Main Authors:	Eva Grosfeld, Armin Cuyvers, Daan Scheepers
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Utrecht University School of Law 2023-05-01
Subjects:	european union perceived legitimacy legitimation conceptualization operationalization sources of legitimacy eu law
Online Access:	https://account.utrechtlawreview.org/index.php/up-j-ulr/article/view/844

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