Legitimacy beliefs towards global governance institutions
A Research Agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289680 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lisa Dellmuth (0000-0002-1298-8525, Stockholm University, corresponding author), Bernd Schlipphak (0000-0001-8022-0027, University of Münster) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 931-943 |
| Publication date | 2020-06-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2019.1604788 |
| OpenAlex | W2941244067 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 41 |
Legitimacy is central to the functioning of global governance institutions (GGIs) such as the European Union (EU) and the United Nations. There is a vibrant debate about legitimacy in International Relations, and a burgeoning literature in comparative politics on public attitudes towards the EU. Yet, these literatures rarely speak to each other, which has resulted in missed opportunities for theoretical advancements on the sources and consequences of citizens’ legitimacy beliefs vis-à-vis GGIs. To assist researchers in advancing on this state of the art, this research note develops a conceptualization of popular legitimacy as a multidimensional belief system including both moral convictions and self-interest. A statistical analysis of public attitudes towards the EU from 1973 to 2012 suggests that commonly used survey measures capture self-interest rather than moral beliefs. This note concludes by suggesting a research agenda intended to push theory and survey research on legitimacy beliefs towards GGIs forward
Comparative politics · Conceptualization · Corporate governance · Economics · European union · Global governance · Legitimacy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · European Union Policy and Governance · International Arbitration and Investment Law · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
Governance, Time and Space
Crisis affectedness, elite cues and IO public legitimacy
Politicising pandemics
Governance, Effectiveness and Legitimacy in Differentiated Integration
Legitimate governance in international politics
The integration of subgroups at the supranational level
The End Justifies the Means? The Impact of the ECB’s Unconventional Monetary Policy on Citizens’ Trust
De-)legitimating Differentiated (dis)integration in the European Union
Backlash to Climate Policy
Is a sense of community based on similarity? The perception of shared values and citizens’ EU identity
Triangulating the Legitimacy of International Organizations
Sustaining social license
Legitimacy under institutional complexity
What kind of EU do citizens want? Reform preferences and the conflict over Europe
The cultural origins of institutional trust
Forging an African Union Identity
Navigating the Legacy-Legitimacy Dilemma
Perceptions of a Global Democratic Deficit
The Increasing Representativeness of International Organizations’ Secretariats
Representation matters
Elite Communication and the Popular Legitimacy of International Organizations
(Inequality in) Interest Group Involvement and the Legitimacy of Policy Making
A Theory of Global Governance
Legitimating International Organizations
Legitimacy in Global Governance
Political Legitimacy and Democracy
“ They Did It”
Self-legitimation in the face of politicization
A systems analysis of political life
Governing in Europe
Legitimacy in Global Governance Research
The Legitimacy of Global Governance Institutions
The Impact of the Euro Crisis on Citizens’ Support for the European Union
The social legitimacy of international organisations
Democracy and Legitimacy in the European Union Revisited
Reassessing Legitimacy in the European Union
In Europe we trust? Exploring three logics of trust in the European Union
Mapping EU attitudes
Institutional trust and multilevel government in the European Union
Inequality, state ownership and the European Union
Legitimacy in the multilevel European polity
Public Support for European Integration
Confidence in Government and Emotional Responses to Terrorism After September 11, 2001
Causal Inference in Conjoint Analysis
Town twinning and political support
The Legitimacy of the UN Security Council
The Impact of In-group Favoritism on Trade Preferences
Calculation, Community and Cues
Political legitimacy in international border governance institutions
The meaning and measure of state legitimacy
To Know it is to Love it
The Democracy Deficit and Mass Support for an EU-Wide Government
A Re-assessment of the Concept of Political Support
Framing Theory
From alpha to omega
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |