
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.
What is PLATO?
The project in brief (pdf)
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