Politicisation and supranational legitimacy: Between Responsiveness and Responsibility

Abstract

This panel investigates the growing politicisation of EU governance and its implications for democratic legitimacy, responsiveness, and responsibility. Contributions analyse how EU institutions respond to citizen preferences, how politicisation unfolds in parliamentary and bureaucratic settings, and how supranational actors navigate competing demands for accountability. The panel also connects debates on responsiveness to compliance and implementation, illustrating how legitimacy challenges extend across the policy cycle in an increasingly politicised European Union.

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