Political Economy of European integration in the polder. Asymetrical supranational governance and the limits of legitimacy of Dutch EU policy-making

This paper zooms in on the Dutch legitimacy crisis after the Dutch with an unexpected large majority voted 'nee' to the European constitution in 2005. It examins its causes and implications from a political economy perspective.

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