ACHIM HURRELMANN is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carleton University, Canada. Previously, he was Research Associate at the TranState Research Center, University of Bremen, Germany. Recent publications include Democratic Dilemmas of Multilevel Governance. STEFFEN SCHNEIDER is Research Associate at the TranState Research Center, University of Bremen, and Lecturer at the University of Applied Sciences, Bremen, Germany. Recent publications include A Perspective from Abroad: Coordinative Institutions and Labour Market Reform in Germany, in: Rodney Haddow and Thom

• Introduction: Legitimacy in an Age of Global Politics; A.Hurrelmann, S.Schneider & J.Steffek PART ONE: LEGITIMACY AND LEGITIMATION: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES Democratic Legitimation: What is It, Who Wants It, and Why?; R.Barker Criteria of Democratic Legitimacy; H.Abromeit & M.Stoiber Legitimacy, Authority, and Political Obligation; G.Klosko Legitimacy and the Practice of Political Judgement; S.Mulligan PART TWO: LEGITIMACY AND LEGITIMATION: EMPIRICAL APPROACHES Political Beliefs and Attitudes: Legitimacy in Public Opinion Research; B.Westle Exploring the Communicative Dimension of Legitimacy: Text Analytical Approaches; S.Schneider, F.meier & A.Hurrelmann Challenging Legitimacy: Repertoires of Contention, Political Claims-Making, and Collective Action Frames; S.Haunss PART THREE: INTERNATIONALIZATION AND THE LEGITIMACY OF GOVERNANCE ARRANGEMENTS BEYOND THE DEMOCRATIC NATION STATE Legitimacy in International Relations: From State Compliance to Citizen Consensus; J.Steffek Legitimacy in International or World Society?; I.Clark Legitimacy Deficits Beyond the State: Diagnoses and Cures; A. Føllesdal Conclusion; A.Hurrelmann, S.Schneider & J.Steffek