Europe’s wicked legitimacy crisis: The case of refugees

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Murray, Philomena and Longo, Michael. (2018). Europe’s wicked legitimacy crisis: The case of refugees. Journal of European Integration. 40(4), pp. 411 - 425. https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2018.1436543
AuthorsMurray, Philomena and Longo, Michael
Abstract

The European Union’s response to the current and persistent – if not wicked – refugee crisis has exposed a new legitimacy challenge. Characterised by interstate bickering and undignified competition for the most draconian measures, the crisis brings to the fore many inherent tensions of the EU which cannot be easily reconciled. The crisis has revealed the many shortcomings of EU governance. Deficits of leadership and solidarity and the rise of xenophobic politics across many member states exploit growing populism with pronounced effect. This multi-dimensional problem, so resistant to a distinct solution, underscores the EU’s instability in a number of ways: its foundational values have lost resonance; its institutional inadequacies have become more apparent; its leadership and agenda-setting power have been noticeably weakened. Ultimately, the EU is no longer perceived as a problem-solver, a fact that inherently tests the legitimacy of a system that was created to solve problems.

KeywordsEuropean Union; legitimacy; wicked problems; asylum policy; leadership; refugees
Year2018
JournalJournal of European Integration
Journal citation40 (4), pp. 411 - 425
PublisherRoutledge
ISSN0703-6337
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2018.1436543
Scopus EID2-s2.0-85044059494
Page range411 - 425
Research GroupThomas More Law School
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Place of publicationUnited Kingdom
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