Leston Bandeira, C (2014) The Pursuit of Legitimacy as a Key Driver for Public Engagement: The European Parliament Case. Parliamentary Affairs, 67 (2). pp. 415-436. ISSN 0031-2290
Abstract
Political disengagement and declining trust have become main areas of concern for parliaments in Europe, leading to a considerable reinforcement of public engagement activities. The European Parliament is a prime example of an institution where the need to strengthen the link with citizens became a key priority, in particular following the Lisbon Treaty’s reinforcement of the parliament’s powers and visibility. This article analyses the decision-making processes this Parliament has put in place to meet the public engagement agenda. It is mainly based on elite interviews with officials and representatives. We show that political will was key to move forward the public engagement agenda, and that new media has become a core element of this strategy.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author [2012]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Hansard Society. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Parliamentary Affairs following peer review. The version of record Leston Bandeira, C (2014) The Pursuit of Legitimacy as a Key Driver for Public Engagement: The European Parliament Case. Parliamentary Affairs, 67 (2). pp. 415-436. is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pa/gss050 Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Politics & International Studies (POLIS) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Apr 2016 08:03 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2018 01:28 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pa/gss050 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
Identification Number: | 10.1093/pa/gss050 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:91192 |