Contents	8
	Notes on contributors	10
	Series editor's preface	13
	Preface by the editors	16
	Abbreviations	18
	1 Introduction	20
	Part I Governance in the nation state	46
	2 Governance, accountability and democratic legitimacy	48
	3 Multilevel governance, regional policy and democratic legitimacy in Germany	63
	4 Governance, expertise and competitive politics	82
	5 Resilience through governance with democracy	100
	Part II Governance at the European level	116
	6 Policy-making and accountability in EU multilevel governance	118
	7 The legitimacy of functional participation in European risk regulation	134
	8 European governance by committees	157
	9 Governance in the European Union	177
	Part III Governance at the transnational level	196
	10 Transnational governance and legitimacy	198
	11 Private actors and the legitimacy of governance beyond the state	219
	12 The privatization of governance systems	247
	13 Accountability and the WTO Dispute settlement system	271
	14 Conclusion	292
	Index	315
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