Abstract
This article examines the extent to which the European Union can be considered to suffer from a crisis of legitimacy, a common refrain in recent years. It argues that critics inappropriately compare the EU with the standard democratic governance arrangements of a Member State, when the EU is a sui generis entity; a peculiar mix of supranationalism and intergovernmentalism. Nonetheless, the article assesses the EU against the criteria for a democratic legitimacy and finds that there are no obvious fundamental failings. That said, the EU is not perfect, and the article argues that it must address its communication deficit and begin a sustained period of real dialogue on its future direction and end point, territorially and constitutionally.
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