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Rediscovering Europe in the Netherlands

By The Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
9053562621, 9789053562628, 9789048501106
LCC
JN30 .W48 2007
Open Library ID
OL12808206M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1181033 bytes)
Pages
179\0
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In 2005, the Dutch referendum on whether to ratify the treaty establishing a European constitution dramatically exposed the rift between political and public opinion in European policymaking. Additionally, the referendum demonstrated that politicians had failed to function as adequate links between Europe as an entity and its Dutch citizens. Against this turbulent background, the authors analyze the European Union’s relative lack of legitimacy in the Netherlands and advise how its image might earn more popular appeal by going beyond traditional institutional approaches.

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