The eu’s Legitimacy in the Eye of the Beholders

Appendix C – Keyword Search Results

Table C.1: Keyword search results for the Netherlands

Keywords	NRC Period 1 Period 2		Volkskrant Period 1 Period 2
Legitimiteitscrisis	1 [ -1]	3 [-1]	0	0
Democratisch tekort	7 [ -1]	6 [-1]	7	8
Democratisch deficiet	0	0	0	1
Toekomst van de EU	3	5	2 [-1]	4 [-1]
Democratisch Europa	3	10	4	9
Soevereiniteit + EU + problem!	14 [-2]	4 [-1]	6	0

Table C.2: Keyword search results for the United Kingdom

Keywords__The_Independent__Period_1_Period_2'>Keywords	The Independent Period 1 Period 2		The Guardian Period 1 Period 2
legitimacy crisis	0	0	0	0
democratic deficit	2	4	5	4
future of the EU	0	5 [-1]	3	3
future of Europe	9	8	12	10
Democratic Europe	7	2	2	1
sovereignty +EU	0	0	0	1

Table C.3: Keyword search results for France

Keywords	Le Figaro Period 1 Period 2		Libération Period 1 Period 2
crise de légitimité	0	1	0	0
déficit démocratique	9	13	2	8 [-1]
l’avenir d’UE	0	0	0	0
l’avenir d’Europe	3	3	0	2
Europe démocratique	1	14	2	9 [-1]
souveraineté + UE	0	0	0	10