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This chapter establishes our claim that Europe’s legitimacy crisis comprises a crisis of vision, of belonging, of leadership and of governance. It argues that resolving the crisis is made more difficult by an accumulation of unresolved problems over some decades. This crisis of many elements defies a simple, one-dimensional solution.

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© 2015 Michael Longo and Philomena Murray

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Longo, M., Murray, P. (2015). Introduction. In: Europe’s Legitimacy Crisis: From Causes to Solutions. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137436542_1

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