TY - JOUR
T1 - Legitimacy under pressure: The European web of counter-terrorism networks
AU - den Boer, M.G.W.
AU - Hillebrand, C.
AU - Nolke, A.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Within European law enforcement circles, counter-terrorism networks and privileged partnerships tend to be preferred to formal bureaucratic structures because of their flexibility and directness. The professional preference for informal, bilateral and privileged relationships may, however, undermine the potential of formally established agencies such as Europol and Eurojust, which work through national and centrally co-ordinated channels of information and intelligence. This article seeks to assess whether standards of democratic, legal and social legitimacy are under pressure as a consequence of this persistent preference for horizontal, direct and informal co-operation. © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
AB - Within European law enforcement circles, counter-terrorism networks and privileged partnerships tend to be preferred to formal bureaucratic structures because of their flexibility and directness. The professional preference for informal, bilateral and privileged relationships may, however, undermine the potential of formally established agencies such as Europol and Eurojust, which work through national and centrally co-ordinated channels of information and intelligence. This article seeks to assess whether standards of democratic, legal and social legitimacy are under pressure as a consequence of this persistent preference for horizontal, direct and informal co-operation. © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00769.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00769.x
M3 - Article
VL - 46
SP - 101
EP - 124
JO - Journal of Common Market Studies
JF - Journal of Common Market Studies
SN - 0021-9886
ER -