The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union

✍ Scribed by Claudia Hefftler, Christine Neuhold, Olivier Rozenberg, Julie Smith (eds.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2015
Tongue: English
Leaves: 777
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii
Introduction....Pages 1-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
National Parliaments in the European Union: Conceptual Choices in the European Union’s Constitutional Debate....Pages 43-59
Fighting Back? And, If So, How? Measuring Parliamentary Strength and Activity in EU Affairs....Pages 60-93
Interparliamentary Cooperation in the European Union: Patterns, Problems and Potential....Pages 94-115
Parliamentary Administrations in the Scrutiny of EU Decision-Making....Pages 116-132
Legislative Regions after Lisbon: A New Role for Regional Assemblies?....Pages 133-149
Front Matter....Pages 151-151
Belgium: Institutional and Administrative Adaptation but Limited Political Interest....Pages 153-169
The French Parliament and the European Union: ‘Shadow Control’ through the Government Majority....Pages 170-190
With a Little Help of the Constitutional Court: The Bundestag on Its Way to an Active Policy Shaper....Pages 191-208
Italy: Still Looking for a New Era in the Making of EU Policy....Pages 209-231
Luxembourg’s Chamber of Deputies and EU Affairs....Pages 232-251
The Dutch Parliament and EU Affairs: Decentralizing Scrutiny....Pages 252-271
Front Matter....Pages 273-273
The Danish Folketing and EU Affairs: Is the Danish Model of Parliamentary Scrutiny Still Best Practice?....Pages 275-289
Long Train Running: The Slowly Developed (and Slowly Developing) Role of Ireland’s Oireachtas in EU Affairs....Pages 290-311
Westminster and the European Union: Ever-Increasing Scepticism?....Pages 312-331
Front Matter....Pages 333-333
The Greek Parliament and the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty: A Missed Opportunity to Empower Parliament....Pages 335-347
The Spanish National Parliament and the European Union: Slow Adaptation to New Responsibilities in Times of Crisis....Pages 348-365
The Portuguese Parliament and EU Affairs: From Inert to Agile Democratic Control....Pages 366-386
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
The Austrian Parliament and EU Affairs: Gradually Living Up to Its Legal Potential....Pages 389-405
The Finnish Eduskunta and the European Union: The Strengths and Weaknesses of a Mandating System....Pages 406-424
Front Matter....Pages 387-387
The Swedish Parliament and EU Affairs: From Reluctant Player to Europeanized Actor....Pages 425-441
Front Matter....Pages 443-443
The Bulgarian National Assembly and EU Affairs: Hesitant Steps in the European Arena....Pages 445-461
The Croatian Parliament in the European Union: Ready, Steady, Go!....Pages 462-478
The Cypriot Parliament and EU Affairs....Pages 479-493
The Czech Parliament and European Integration....Pages 494-512
The Estonian Parliament and EU Affairs: A Watchdog That Does Not Bark?....Pages 513-530
The Hungarian Parliament and EU Affairs: A Modest Actor Dominated by the Executive....Pages 531-547
The Latvian Parliament and EU Affairs: A Passive Player with Strong Formal Powers....Pages 548-562
Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Affairs in Lithuania: The Dog That Rarely Barks....Pages 563-577
The Maltese Parliament and EU Affairs: A Slow Awakening to Its Responsibilities....Pages 578-593
The Polish Parliament and EU Affairs....Pages 594-612
The Slow Adaptation of a New Member State: The Romanian Parliament and European Integration....Pages 613-631
The Slovak Parliament and EU Affairs: In Need of a Wake-Up Call....Pages 632-648
Slovenian Parliament and EU Affairs: Strong Formal Powers Awaiting Interest and Capacity to Be Used....Pages 649-667
Conclusion: From ‘Latecomers’ to ‘Policy Shapers’? — The Role of National Parliaments in the ‘Post-Lisbon’ Union....Pages 668-686
Back Matter....Pages 687-760

✦ Subjects

European Union Politics; Political Science; US Politics; Globalization; Democracy

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