Abstract
After two decades of research on throughput legitimacy, making sense of the stock of accumulated knowledge remains a challenge. How can relevant publications on throughput legitimacy be collected and analysed? How can the level of throughput legitimacy be measured? Which policy activities contribute to the production of throughput legitimacy? To answer these questions, we designed and implemented an original systematic literature review. We find that the measurement of the level of throughput legitimacy introduces a number of problems that call for the systematic and rigorous use of a more complete set of precise, specific indicators to advance the theory of throughput legitimacy. A number of participatory decision-making activities contribute to the production of throughput legitimacy. Engaging in these activities is not without risk, as variations in throughput legitimacy affect input and output legitimacy. To prevent vicious circles, lessons can be drawn from the literature on collaborative governance and decision-makers’ strategies to support effective collaboration between stakeholders.
Highlights
After two decades of research on the concept of throughput legitimacy, making sense of the stock of accumulated knowledge remains a challenge
How can relevant publications on throughput legitimacy be collected and analysed? How can the level of throughput legitimacy be measured? Which policy activities contribute to the production of throughput legitimacy? These are the theoretical and methodological questions we address in this article
Which policy activities contribute to the production of throughput legitimacy (Cluster 3)? How does throughput legitimacy relate to collaboration between policy actors (Cluster 1)? From this, we inferred a methodological question: Which indicators have proven useful for mea
Summary
After two decades of research on the concept of throughput legitimacy, making sense of the stock of accumulated knowledge remains a challenge. How can relevant publications on throughput legitimacy be collected and analysed? How can the level of throughput legitimacy be measured? Which policy activities contribute to the production of throughput legitimacy? The concept of throughput legitimacy derives from the normative discussion on the democratic deficit of the EU and other international organisations (IOs). Following the 1992 public debate on the Maastricht Treaty, Scharpf (1997, 1999) distinguished two modes of production of democratic legitimacy: ‘Input legitimacy’ results from policy decisions based on citizens’ preferences, and ‘output legitimacy’ derives from the achievement of policy goals in line with citizens’ interests. In the early 2000s, scholars discussed the effects of globalisation and the growing role of IOs and other forms of cooperative governance on the production of democratic legitimacy (Papadopoulos, 2003; Zürn, 1998, 2000). In the early 2000s, scholars discussed the effects of globalisation and the growing role of IOs and other forms of cooperative governance on the production of democratic legitimacy (Papadopoulos, 2003; Zürn, 1998, 2000). Papadopoulos (2003, pp. 482–484) conceived of the idea of ‘throughput legitimacy’ as a synonym of procedural fairness: Procedures “that permit citizens to express their views” and that “can enhance the acceptance of decisions, no matter their content.” For Zürn (1998, p. 240), through-
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