-level governance is claimed to pose several challenges to legitimacy. The aim of this paper is to review some legitimacy challenges in … multilevel governance contexts, and to analyse empirically biodiversity governance in different EU countries in the light of … these challenges. Four legitimacy criteria - legal compatibility, accountability, representation and inclusion, and …

Transparency and accountability are often regarded as crucial for good governance and the efficient organization of … public affairs. To systematically explore the impact of transparency and accountability on cooperation, we conduct a series … not change. Finally full transparency of all agents actions creates full accountability as it allows targeted punishment …