Multiple crises have created new legitimacy challenges for the EU. Have the EU's responses to those crises been legitimate?
Publications
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Legitimacy crisis in the European Union
Jan. 15, 2021
PLATO coordinator Chris Lord contributes a chapter on EU legitimacy crisis in the book Theorising the Crisis of the European Union. The chapter goes to the core of the research questions PLATO addresses.
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Judicial activity in the European Union: striving for better adjudication
Dec. 30, 2020
In order to counter accusations of judicial activism of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), and to improve its representativeness and transparency, Julien Bois identifies some reforms that do not imply treaty change.
News
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Addressing legitimacy challenges for the European Union
Dec. 8, 2020
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Preparing PhDs for non-academic careers
Oct. 9, 2020
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The euro: no legitimacy without solidarity?
Oct. 1, 2020
PLATO is a European network of leading research universities and professionals from the policy advice, consulting and civil society sectors. The innovative programme trains 15 PhD researchers to contribute to solving key policy issues for Europe.
Research
PLATO investigates the legitimacy of the EU’s responses to the financial crisis. It will use the example of the financial crisis to build and test theory of what would amount to a legitimacy crisis in the case of a multi-state, non-state political system such as the EU.
Training
PLATO offers an intensive and demanding programme of academic training as well as training in a range of professional skills, work experience from relevant sectors and individual professional career planning.
Partners and PhDs
PLATO's team brings together nine university partners which employ 15 PhD researchers. Eleven training partners contribute to the network with professional expertise and secondment opportunities.
What is PLATO?
The project in brief (pdf)
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