In the Face of Crisis: Input Legitimacy, Output Legitimacy and the Political Messianism of European Integration
Joseph H. H. Weiler
Abstract European legitimacy discourse typically employs two principal concepts: input (process) and output (result) legitimacy. But a third concept, political messianism, is central to the legitimation of Europe, though less commonly explored. In current circumstance, however, each these three concepts inoperable. Any solution crisis Europe will have draw upon deep resources national communities, member states.
Journal of European Integration