The power of the European Parliament has been steadily and visibly increasing in recent years. At the same time, however, the already low rate of turnout in European elections has declined. Based on extensive new data, this important study probes the foundations of participation, democracy, and leg
Brexit and Democracy: The Role of Parliaments in the UK and the European Union
β Scribed by Thomas Christiansen, Diane Fromage
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing;Palgrave Macmillan
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 331
- Series
- European Administrative Governance
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
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.
β¦ Table of Contents
Front Matter ....Pages i-xix
Introduction (Thomas Christiansen, Diane Fromage)....Pages 1-25
Front Matter ....Pages 27-27
What Do We Mean by Parliamentary Scrutiny of Brexit? A View from the House of Commons (Louise Thompson, Ben Yong)....Pages 29-49
Brexit and the UK Parliament: Challenges and Opportunities (Philip Lynch, Richard Whitaker, Adam Cygan)....Pages 51-79
Fighting to βTake Back Controlβ: The House of Lords and Brexit (Julie Smith)....Pages 81-103
Front Matter ....Pages 105-105
The Scrutiny of Brexit in National Parliaments: Germany, Luxembourg and the Czech Republic Compared (Vanessa Buth, Anna-Lena HΓΆgenauer, Petr Kaniok)....Pages 107-132
National and Regional Parliaments in the Context of Brexit: The Case of Belgium (Vivien Sierens, Nathalie Brack)....Pages 133-153
The Polish Parliament and the Scrutiny of Brexit in Poland (Karolina BoroΕska-Hryniewiecka)....Pages 155-178
The Irish Parliament and Brexit (Gavin Barrett)....Pages 179-205
The Spanish Parliament and Brexit (Antonio Bar CendΓ³n)....Pages 207-232
Front Matter ....Pages 233-233
The European Parliament in the Brexit Process: Leading Role, Supporting Role or Just a Small Cameo? (Monika Brusenbauch Meislova)....Pages 235-261
The Impact of Brexit on the European Parliament: The Role of British MEPs in Euro-Mediterranean Affairs (Jan Claudius VΓΆlkel)....Pages 263-291
Facilitating the Participation of EU Citizens in the Brexit Negotiation Process (Natassa Athanasiadou)....Pages 293-320
Back Matter ....Pages 321-323
β¦ Subjects
Political Science and International Relations; Public Policy; European Union Politics; Democracy; British Politics; Comparative Politics; Legislative and Executive Politics
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