
The European Parliament, the National Parliaments, and European Integration
Oxford University Press
Published on 24. June 1999
Book
Hardback
294 pages
978-0-19-829660-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
This strong and comprehensive volume is recommended for graduate, research and professional collections. * W. Maas, Choice. Vol.37, No.11/12. *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 223 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
493 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-829660-7 (9780198296607)
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Persons
Editor
Professor of Political ScienceProfessor of Political Science, The John Hopkins University
Senior Fellow, Institutions and Social ChangeSenior Fellow, Institutions and Social Change, Wissenschftszentrum Berlin fuer Sozialforschung (WZB)
Content
Introduction: European Parliament, National Parliament, and European Integration ; PART I: ROLE OF PARLIAMENTS AND PARLIAMENTARIANS ; 2. Representation, the Locus of Democratic Legitimation, and the Role f the National Parliaments in the European Union ; 3. Making Europeans? The Socializing Power of the European Parliament ; 4. Role Orientations in Parliaments ; 5. Recruitment into the European Parliament ; PART II: LINKAGES ; 6. European Parliament and Interest Groups ; 7. Partisan Structures in the European Parliament