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Vivien Schmidt<\/a>, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the\u00a0Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies\u00a0at Boston University, published a new book \u2013\u00a0Europe\u2019s Crisis of Legitimacy: Governing by Rules and Ruling by Numbers in the Eurozone<\/em><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 on July 15, 2020.<\/p>\n Schmidt’s latest publication,\u00a0published by Oxford University Press,\u00a0examines the interrelationship between democratic legitimacy at the European level and the ongoing Eurozone crisis that began in 2010.\u00a0Using the lens of democratic theory, the book assesses the legitimacy of European Union (EU) governing activities first in terms of their procedural quality (\u2018throughput)\u2019 by charting EU actors\u2019 different pathways to legitimacy, and then evaluates their policy effectiveness (\u2018output\u2019) and political responsiveness (\u2018input\u2019).<\/p>\n In addition to an engaging and distinctive analysis of Eurozone crisis governance and its impact on democratic legitimacy, the book offers a number of theoretical insights into the broader question of the functioning of the EU and supranational governance more generally. It concludes with proposals for how to remedy the EU\u2019s problems of legitimacy, reinvigorate its national democracies, and rethink its future.<\/p>\n Europe\u2019s Crisis of Legitimacy<\/em> can be purchased here<\/a>. A\u00a0promotional flyer with a 30% discount can be viewed\u00a0here<\/a>. View the book jacket here<\/a>.<\/p>\n