Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy

Vivien A. Schmidt is Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Professor of International Relations, and Professor of Political Science at Boston University. During a distinguished career she has published a number of volumes including, Democracy in Europe (OUP, 2006) and The Futures of European Capitalism (OUP, 2002).

• 1: Introduction: Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy PART I Conceptualizing Legitimacy in the EU 2: Conceptualizing Legitimacy: Input, Output, and Throughput 3: Split-Level Legitimacy and Politicization in EU Governance PART II Throughput Legitimacy in the Eurozone Crisis 4: Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers in the Eurozone Crisis 5: Council Governance: 'Dictatorship' or 'Deliberative Body'? 6: European Central Bank Governance: ' Hero' or 'Ogre'? 7: Commission Governance: 'Ayatollahs of Austerity' or 'Ministers of Moderation' 8: European Parliament Governance: From 'Talking Shop' to 'Equal Partner'? PART III Output and Input Legitimacy in the Eurozone Crisis 9: Policy Effectiveness and Performance in the Eurozone Crisis 10: National 'Politics against Policy' in the Eurozone Crisis Conclusion: How to (Re) Envision Eurozone Governance: Beyond Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers

In Europe's Crisis of Legitimacy Vivien Schmidt presents her many years of research on the Euro crisis and uses her excellent knowledge of the EU through her "insider knowledge" and proximity to the European institutions