The Politics of the Rule of Law in the EU Polity: Actors, Tools and Challenges (Hardcover)

1. Introduction?The rule of law in the EU polity: from consensus to dissensus.- 2. Democracy and the rule of law in the European Union polity.- 3. The rule of law at risk in EU member states.- 4. The European Commission: a powerful policy entrepreneur in strengthening the EU’s expert legitimacy?.- 5. The European Parliament in defence of European values: how deep is the East-West divide?.- 6. The silence of Ministers: towards a more intergovernmental EU?.- 7. The Court of Justice of the EU: in the courts we trust?.- 8. The social foundations of the rule of law: towards increased social legitimacy?.- 9. The challenges of strengthening the rule of law at the supranational level.