The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union
Title | The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | C. Neuhold |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 760 |
Release | 2016-04-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137289139 |
This handbook offers a comprehensive picture of the European activities of national parliaments in all 28 member states of the European Union. In the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty, it assesses the extent to which national legislatures actually matter in European governance.
The Palgrave Handbook of Social Democracy in the European Union
Title | The Palgrave Handbook of Social Democracy in the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Jean-Michel de Waele |
Publisher | Springer |
Total Pages | 608 |
Release | 2016-04-30 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1137293802 |
The nature of social democracy in the countries of the European Union is more significant and better understood than is indicated by the available literature. This thought-provoking handbook aims to redress this disparity by bringing together Political scientists from across Europe to provide a definitive collection on social democracy in the EU.
Parliamentary Administrations in the European Union
Title | Parliamentary Administrations in the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Anna-Lena Högenauer |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | 161 |
Release | 2016-02-08 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780230360365 |
This book offers a comprehensive overview of the role of parliamentary administrations in the control of European Union policy-making. It questions whether the decision to give parliaments greater powers in the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty had only the intended effect of political debate on European policies, or whether it has also resulted in the bureaucratisation of parliaments. The authors argue that the challenges of information-management faced by parliaments lead them to delegate an extensive set of tasks to their administrations. They offer a broad empirical picture, analysing the challenges faced by national parliaments and the role and response of their administrations in the case of the European Parliament, national parliaments and regional parliaments. In addition, the book studies the interaction between different administrations and their contribution to interparliamentary cooperation. It presents a new and different perspective on the challenges and dynamics of multi-level parliamentarism.
After Lisbon: National Parliaments in the European Union
Title | After Lisbon: National Parliaments in the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Katrin Auel |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 168 |
Release | 2017-10-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1317380843 |
The role of national parliaments in EU matters has become an important subject in the debate over the democratic legitimacy of European Union decision-making. Strengthening parliamentary scrutiny and participation rights at both the domestic and the European level is often seen as an effective measure to address the perceived ‘democratic deficit’ of the EU – the reason for affording them a prominent place in the newly introduced ‘Provisions on Democratic Principles’ of the Union (in particular Article 12 TEU). Whether this aim can be met, however, depends crucially on the degree to which, and the manner in which, national parliaments actually make use of their institutional rights. This volume therefore aims at providing a comprehensive overview of the activities of national parliaments in the post-Lisbon Treaty era. This includes the ‘classic’ scrutiny of EU legislation, but also parliamentary involvement in EU foreign policy, the use of new parliamentary participation rights of the Lisbon Treaty (Early Warning System), their role regarding the EU’s response to the Eurozone crisis, and the, so far under-researched, role of parliamentary administrators in scrutiny processes. This book was originally published as a special issue of West European Politics.
National Parliaments and the European Union
Title | National Parliaments and the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Norton |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 193 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | European Union countries |
ISBN |
The Palgrave Handbook of European Referendums
Title | The Palgrave Handbook of European Referendums PDF eBook |
Author | Julie Smith |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Total Pages | 736 |
Release | 2021-03-02 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 3030558037 |
This handbook provides an empirically rich analysis of referendums in Europe from the end of the Second World War to the present. It addresses a range of perennial theoretical and legal questions that face policy-makers when they offer citizens the chance to take or influence decisions by referendum, not least whether to accept the ‘will of the people’. Taking a multi-disciplinary approach, drawing on historical, philosophical and political science perspectives, the book includes a contextual section on the history of referendums, the theoretical questions underpinning their use, and on constitutional and legal questions about the use of referendums. The empirical sections are divided into those referendums that focus on domestic issues, such as constitutional matters or questions of social policy, and those related to the European Union, including membership referendums and treaty ratification.
Parliaments and Parties
Title | Parliaments and Parties PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Morgan |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Total Pages | 379 |
Release | 2016-01-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781349243891 |
This book analyses the European Parliament's relations with the national parliaments of the European Union, in terms of political party interactions, institutional arrangements, and two-way influence. Each of the twelve chapters on the member-states of the EU covers three main themes: the links between party-political activity at the European and national levels; the degree of cooperation between the national and the European parliaments; and the extent to which the national legislature is influenced by the EP's resolutions or other communications.