The analysis using the new Regime Legitimation Expert Survey (RLES) demonstrates that non‐democratic rulers in post …, they couple these elements with inputbased legitimation strategies that focus on nationalist ideologies, the personal …

This paper provides a conceptual analysis of the EU's legitimation status through the lens of a realist account of … perceived legitimation crisis of the EU. In Williams' well-known formula, "Basic Legitimation Demand + Modernity = Liberalism … a 'legitimation story': an account of what plausibly sustains belief in legitimacy. This is, however, not a purely …