The European Union polity : a union of regulative, normative and cognitive pillars
By: LAFFAN, Brigid.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: October 2001Subject(s): Governance | Institutions | Legitimancy | Regulative,Normative and Cognitive Dimensions of InstitutionsJournal of European Public Policy 8, 5, p. 709-727Abstract: This article regards the EU as a social construction which can be understood as an institutional field characterized by three pillars. The three pillars ar not the usual ones associated with the constitutional framework: the community pillar, the common foreigh and security policy, and justice and home affaris. The pillars in question are the regulative, normative and cognitive structures that together characterize an institution. The objective of this article is to analyse the three pillars and their interaction. This approach enables us to identify the logic of different processes at work in the Union and the existence of different foundations of legitimacyItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This article regards the EU as a social construction which can be understood as an institutional field characterized by three pillars. The three pillars ar not the usual ones associated with the constitutional framework: the community pillar, the common foreigh and security policy, and justice and home affaris. The pillars in question are the regulative, normative and cognitive structures that together characterize an institution. The objective of this article is to analyse the three pillars and their interaction. This approach enables us to identify the logic of different processes at work in the Union and the existence of different foundations of legitimacy
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