The European Parliament

Moving Toward Democracy in the EU
Herausgeber: Steunenberg, Bernard; Thomassen, Jacques

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Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the European Union's 'democratic deficit, ' this book traces the halting development of parliamentary democracy at the European level. Arguing that the key actor in this crucial process is the European Parliament, the contributors concentrate on two of the classic functions of a parliament: the legislative and the representative. The contributors analyze the ongoing tensions between party orientations and national loyalties, between national parties and European party groups, and between representatives at the national and regional level

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Juli 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 153mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 308g
• ISBN-13: 9780742501263
• ISBN-10: 0742501264
• Artikelnr.: 21793958

Autorenporträt

Edited by Bernard Steunenberg and Jacques Thomassen - Contributions by Stefanie Bailer; Luciano Bardi; Anastassios Kalandrakis; Tapio Raunio; Gerald Schneider; Roger Scully; George Tsebelis and Bernhard Wessels

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 Representation Chapter 3 Parties and Voters:
The Feasibility of a European System of Political Representation Chapter 4
Can the Circle Be Squared? Political Representation and Political
Integration in Europe Chapter 5 Transnational Trends: The Evolution of the
European Party System Part 6 Members and Parties Chapter 7 Beneficial
Cooperation or Mutual Ignorance? Contacts between MEPs and National Parties
Chapter 8 Going Native? Institutional and Partisan Loyalty in the European
Parliament Part 9 The Parliament as Legislator Chapter 10 When Words
Matter: Informal Rules and the Enlargement Debate Chapter 11 Playing
Different Games: The European Parliament and the Reform of Codecision
Chapter 12 The European Parliament and Environmental Legislation