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Legitimacy under Pressure: The European Web of Counter-Terrorism Networks

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  • MONICA DEN BOER
  • CLAUDIA HILLEBRAND
  • ANDREAS NÖLKE

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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. Copyright (c) 2008 The Author(s); Journal compilation (c) 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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  • Monica Den Boer & Claudia Hillebrand & Andreas Nölke, 2008. "Legitimacy under Pressure: The European Web of Counter-Terrorism Networks," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46, pages 101-124, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:46:y:2008:i::p:101-124
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    1. Monica Den Boer & Jörg Monar, 2002. "Keynote Article: 11 September and the Challenge of Global Terrorism to the EU as a Security Actor," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 40(s1), pages 11-28, September.
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