Based on cutting-edge research, this edited volume examines how citizens and political elites perceive the legitimacy of regional integration in Europe and the Americas. It analyses public opinion and political discourse on the EU, NAFTA and MERCOSUR, arguing that legitimation patterns shape the development of regional governance.
Author Biography:
Jared Bok, Emory University, USA
Constantine Boussalis, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Brian Bow, Dalhousie University, Canada
Pieter de Wilde, Social Science Research Center, Germany
Francesco Duina, University of British Columbia, Canada
Romy Escher, University of Regensburg, Germany
Dieter Fuchs, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Achim Hurrelmann, Carleton University, Canada
Jennifer Merolla, University of California, Riverside, USA
Caryn Peiffer, University of Birmingham, UK
Andrea Ribeiro Hoffmann, Free University of Berlin, Germany
Pia Riggirozzi, University of Southampton, UK
Ian Robinson, University of Michigan, USA
Steffen Schneider, University of Bremen, Germany
Mitchell A. Seligson, Vanderbilt University, USA
Virginie Van Ingelgom, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Daniel Zizumbo-Colunga, Vanderbilt University, USA