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This is a bold and lively book that cuts through the narrowness of much current commentary to reveal the many dimensions of the EU’s legiti- macy crisis. Through an analysis that combines scholarly nuance with accessibility to a wide readership, Longo and Murray develop a challeng- ing yet ultimately optimistic account of the way ahead for the EU. – Professor Ben Rosamond, University of Copenhagen, Denmark This is a beautifully written book, engaging and at the same time deep in its analysis. It will find a prominent place in the burgeoning literature on the EU’s financial and fiscal crisis. Those interested in the future of Europe will find in Longo and Murray’s piece food for thought. – Professor Carlos Closa, European University Institute, Florence, Italy This short book is an informed and thoughtful diagnosis of the EU’s current predicament. With extreme clarity, Longo and Murray recon- struct factual developments, review intellectual debates and outline the possible paths to recovery. I fully subscribe to their well-argued and passionate call for a more responsible and farsighted political leadership, capable of responding to the EU’s alarming legitimacy and effectiveness crisis. – Professor Maurizio Ferrera, University of Milan, Italy DOI: 10.1057/9781137436542.0001 Other Palgrave Pivot titles Mark Lauchs, Andy Bain and Peter Bell: Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs: A Theoretical Perspective Majid Yar: Crime and the Imaginary of Disaster: Post-Apocalyptic Fictions and the Crisis of Social Order Sharon Hayes and Samantha Jeffries: Romantic Terrorism: An Auto-Ethnography of Domestic Violence, Victimization and Survival Gideon Maas and Paul Jones: Systemic Entrepreneurship: Contemporary Issues and Case Studies Surja Datta and Neil Oschlag-Michael: Understanding and Managing IT Outsourcing: A Partnership Approach Keiichi Kubota and Hitoshi Takehara: Reform and Price Discovery at the Tokyo Stock Exchange: From 1990 to 2012 Emanuele Rossi and Rok Stepic: Infrastructure Project Finance and Project Bonds in Europe Annalisa Furia: The Foreign Aid Regime: Gift-Giving, States and Global Dis/Order C. 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No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–43654–2 PDF ISBN: 978–1–349–49350–0 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. www.palgrave.com/pivot doi: 10.1057/9781137436542 To my parents, Francesco and Antonina Longo – Michael Longo In memory of my parents, Ted and Phyllis Murray. Go raibh míle maith agaibh – Philomena Murray DOI: 10.1057/9781137436542.0001 Contents Preface vii List of Abbreviations viii Introduction 1 Part I Narrating the Past 13 1 The EU Has Been Shaped by Crisis: Chronicle of a Crisis Foretold 14 2 The Search for Leadership and a Convincing Narrative 35 3 The Sources of the Crisis in Europe 53 Part II Seeking a Future 79 4 Contesting Europe’s Past and Imagining Europe’s Future: Do Identity and Participation Matter? 80 5 Problems in Search of a Solution, Solutions in Search of Legitimacy 101 Bibliography 131 A Guide to Further Reading and Useful Websites 144 Index 146 vi DOI: 10.1057/9781137436542.0001 Preface This short book began as a series of discussions regarding the EU’s legitimacy crisis over the past few years. It builds on an article entitled ‘No “Ode to Joy”: The European Union’s Legitimacy Crisis’ that we published in the jour- nal International Politics, wherein we examined recent referendums on the EU as a marker of the wider malaise afflicting the EU. This book was written on the invitation of Guy Edwards, Palgrave Macmillan’s Senior Publishing Editor for Politics and International Relations journals, to develop the ideas in that article into a Palgrave Pivot. We wish to thank Palgrave Macmillan for this invitation. We are grateful to Sara Crowley-Vigneau, Commissioning Editor for Politics, and Jemima Warren, Editorial Assistant, for their support for this project. We are grateful to the anonymous reviewer for constructive feedback and suggestions regarding our proposal. We would like to thank the members of the College of Law and Justice at Victoria University and the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne for their collegial support. We extend our deepest thanks to our families for their patience and support during our research collaboration over many years and especially during the writing of this book. 1 Michael Longo is grateful for the opportunity to take Special Studies Program leave in the second half of 2014 for the writing of this book. DOI: 10.1057/9781137436542.0002 vii List of Abbreviations CAP Common Agricultural Policy CJEU Court of Justice of the European Union CT Constitutional Treaty EC European Community ECB European Central Bank ECJ European Court of Justice EEC European Economic Community EMU Economic and Monetary Union EP European Parliament EU European Union GFC Global Financial Crisis IMF International Monetary Fund MEP Member of the European Parliament NGO Nongovernmental Organisation OMT Outright Monetary Transactions QE Quantitative Easing SEA Single European Act SGP Stability and Growth Pact SME Small and Medium-sized Enterprises TEU Treaty on European Union (‘Maastricht Treaty’) TFEU Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union viii DOI: 10.1057/9781137436542.0003 Introduction Abstract: This chapter establishes our claim that Europe’s legitimacy crisis comprises a crisis of vision, of belonging, of leadership and of governance. It argues that resolving the crisis is made more difficult by an accumulation of unresolved problems over some decades. This crisis of many elements defies a simple, one-dimensional solution. Longo, Michael and Philomena Murray. Europe’s Legitimacy Crisis: From Causes to Solutions. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. doi: 10.1057/9781137436542.0004. DOI: 10.1057/9781137436542.0004
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