Practices of interparliamentary coordination in international politics : the European Union and beyond / edited by Ben Crum and John Erik Fossum.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Crum, Ben.

Fossum, John Erik.

Series:

Studies in European political science

ECPR - studies in European political science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislative bodies.

International cooperation.

Politics and government.

European Union countries--Politics and government--Congresses.

European Union countries.

European Union countries--International cooperation--Congresses.

European Parliament--Congresses.

European Parliament.

Legislative bodies--European Union countries--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 309 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Colchester, UK : ECPR Press, 2013.

Summary:

Parliaments risk becoming the main losers of internationalization; a process that privileges executives and experts. Still, parliamentarians have developed a range of responses to catch up with international decision-making: they coordinate their actions with other parliamentarians; engage in international parliamentary forums; and some even opt to pursue political careers at the supranational level, such as in the European Parliament. This volume provides a thorough empirical examination of how an internationalising context drives parliamentarians to engage in interparliamentary coordination; how it affects their power positions vis-à-vis executive actors; among themselves; and in society in general. Building upon these empirical insights, the book assesses whether parliamentary democracy can remain sustainable under these changing conditions. Indeed, if parliaments, are, and remain, central to our understanding of modern democracy, it is of crucial importance to track their responses to internationalization, the fragmentation of political sovereignty, and the proliferation of multilevel politics. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Practices of Interparliamentary Coordination in International Politics: The European Union and Beyond / Ben Crum Crum, Ben, John Erik Fossum Fossum, John Erik 1

Part I National Scrutiny Mechanisms in the EU

Chapter 2 Learning from the Best? Interparliamentary Networks and the Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Decision-Making / Aron Buzogány Buzogány, Aron 17

Chapter 3 Cooperation among National Parliaments: An Effective Contribution to EU Legitimation? / Viera Knutelská Knutelská, Viera

Chapter 4 Deliberation in the Multilevel Parliamentary Field: The Seasonal Workers Directive as a Test Case / Ian Cooper Cooper, Ian 51

Part II Interparliamentary Interaction in Different Policy Domains

Chapter 5 Interparliamentary Coordination in Single Market Policy-Making: The EU Services Directive / Ben Crum Crum, Ben, Eric Miklin Miklin, Eric 71

Chapter 6 Coordination Practices in the Parliamentary Control of Justice and Home Affairs Agencies: The Case of Europol / Daniel Ruiz de Garibay Garibay, Daniel Ruiz de 87

Chapter 7 Parliaments at the Water's Edge: The EU's Naval Mission Atalanta / Dirk Peters Peters, Dirk, Wolfgang Wagner Wagner, Wolfgang, Cosima Glahn Glahn, Cosima 105

Chapter 8 An Asymmetric Two-Level Game: Parliaments in the Euro Crisis / Arthur Benz Benz, Arthur 125

Part III Actor Perspectives

Chapter 9 EU Parliaments After the Treaty of Lisbon: Towards a Parliamentary Field? / Johannes Pollak Pollak, Johannes, Peter Slominski Slominski, Peter 143

Chapter 10 The 'Back Door' to National Politics: The French Greens and the 2009 European Parliament Elections / Yoav Shem er-Kunz er-Kunz, Yoav Shem 161

Chapter 11 Women in Europe: Recruitment, Practices and Social Institutionalisation of the European Political Field / Willy Beauvallet Beauvallet, Willy, Sébastien Michon Michon, Sébastien 175

Part IV Beyond the EU

Chapter 12 Who is Coming? Attendance Patterns in the NATO and WEU Parliamentary Assemblies / Wolfgang Wagner Wagner, Wolfgang 195

Chapter 13 The Institutionalisation of a Parliamentary Dimension of the WTO / Hilmar Rommetvedt Rommetvedt, Hilmar 213

Part V Democratic Implications

Chapter 4 The European Union: Parliamentary Wasteland or Parliamentary Field? / Christopher Lord Lord, Christopher 235

Chapter 15 Conclusion: Towards a Democratic Multilevel Parliamentary Field? / Ben Cram Cram, Ben, John Erik Fossum Fossum, John Erik 251.

Notes:

"This book is based on the workshop, 'Interparliamentary Relations in Europe' that formed part of the 2010 ECPR Joint Sessions in Münster, Germany."--Acknowledgements.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-296) and index.

ISBN:

1907301305

9781907301308

OCLC:

857821218

Publisher Number:

99961454212