National Parliaments and European Democracy
Title | National Parliaments and European Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Jit Peters |
Publisher | Europa Law Publishing |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9789076871813 |
This book engages in the vivid debate about the role of nationalparliaments in the future European democracy. These parliaments are widely regarded to be essential in reducing the European Union's democratic deficit, but it remains unclear how their function should be organized. The purpose of this volume is to contribute to such a regime on the basis of a comparative analysis of scrutiny systems, as they exist today.
The European Parliament, the National Parliaments, and European Integration
Title | The European Parliament, the National Parliaments, and European Integration PDF eBook |
Author | Richard S. Katz |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 1999-06-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0191522694 |
European integration is progressing at an even more rapid rate. Accompanying this progress is an increasing debate about the institutional shape and legitimacy of this new political order. This debate is driven in part by conflicting values, and in part by uncertainty. This book addresses the question of parliamentary involvement in the emerging European political system by looking at both national and European levels of parliamentary representation. In doing this, it gives greater attention to the role of national parliaments than is usual in discussions about democracy in the European Union. Based on interviews and surveys among members of parliament at the European level, and in eleven member states, it analyses the role of parliaments and parliamentarians, the linkages between national citizenry and the European level, and the problems and perspectives of institutional change. The book is provides analyses of the views from within concerning European integration and concentrates of three dimensions: the MPs themselves; their embeddedness in the process; and their perspectives on institutional structures. These views from within offer new insights and answers to institutional problems in the European Union and the so-called democratic deficit.
Brexit and Democracy
Title | Brexit and Democracy PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Christiansen |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 331 |
Release | 2019-03-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030060438 |
This volume addresses an important aspect of Brexit that has been ever-present in public debates, but has so far not received corresponding attention by academic scholars, namely the role of parliaments and citizens in this process. To address this gap, this book brings together an international group of authors who provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary treatment of this subject. Specifically, the contributors, scholars from the UK and across Europe, provide diverse accounts of the role of regional, national and European parliaments and citizens from the perspectives of Law, Political Science and European Studies. The book is structured in three parts focused on developments, respectively, in the UK, in the parliaments of the EU27, and at the EU level. Beyond providing a comprehensive examination of the scrutiny of Brexit, the book utilises the insights gained from this experience for a study of executive-legislative relations in the European Union more generally, examining the balance, or lack thereof, between governments and parliaments. In this way, the book also speaks to some of the long-lasting, indeed perennial questions about the effects of constitutional provisions and political practice in the context of European democracy.
Accountability, Parliamentarism and Transparency in the EU
Title | Accountability, Parliamentarism and Transparency in the EU PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Cygan |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Pages | 270 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1782548653 |
It was a great pleasure to find such a rich analysis of the role of national parliaments in the EU. What I particularly like - and what proves to be particularly fruitful is the combination of perspectives; the EU law and national constitutional perspective including a comparative dimension, the perspective that explains the role of national parliaments in the EU from past to present (and even near future) and last but not least, the perspective of the interaction between the legal frameworks and the political reality. There is every reason to congratulate Adam Cygan wholeheartedly on this book. Ton Van Den Brink, Europa Instituut Utrecht, The Netherlands One of the most outstanding specialists on the role of national parliaments in the EU has produced another impressive book about this dynamic topic. It provides an illuminating overview of current practices, it sharply analyses the legal status quo, and it brings theoretical depth to the topic in multiple perspectives. Olaf Tans, Amsterdam University College, The Netherlands This accessible and detailed book takes an interdisciplinary approach in exploring the position of national parliaments in the EU polity and in particular their position within the EU governance framework. Adam Cygan analyses the impact of subsidiarity monitoring upon national parliaments and to what extent this provides new opportunities for national parliaments to be engaged in, and exert influence over, the EU legislative process. While the post-Lisbon position of national parliaments may have improved, this book questions whether national parliaments can really be considered as central actors in EU affairs. The author also queries whether subsidiarity monitoring has the capacity to create a collective bloc of horizontal actors which exert effective accountability over the EU legislative process. Accountability, Parliamentarism and Transparency in the EU will strongly appeal to academics, parliamentarians/parliamentary officials working in EU affairs, as well as EU civil servants.
The European Parliament
Title | The European Parliament PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Steunenberg |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9780742501263 |
Exploring the European Union's 'democratic deficit,' this book traces the halting development of parliamentary democracy at the European level. Arguing that the key actor in this crucial process is the European Parliament, the contributors concentrate on two of the classic functions of a parliament: the legislative and the representative. The contributors analyze the ongoing tensions between party orientations and national loyalties, between national parties and European party groups, and between representatives at the national and regional level. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Democracy and Subsidiarity in the EU
Title | Democracy and Subsidiarity in the EU PDF eBook |
Author | Marta Cartabia |
Publisher | Il Mulino |
Pages | 506 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9788815245168 |
National Parliaments and the European Union
Title | National Parliaments and the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Norton |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | European Union |
ISBN | 0714646911 |
This volume discusses how national parliaments have adapted to the effects of the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty.