National Parliaments and the European Union

Herausgeber: Norton the Lord Norton of Louth, Philip

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

National parliaments are central to the political systems of western Europe. Yet what role have they played in the development of the European Union? This volume is the first to study in depth how national parliaments have adapted to the effects of the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty. Detailed studies of ten parliaments allow generalisations to be drawn about national parliaments - how they have adapted, or not adapted, to European integration. The authors provide depth, looking at each parliament from the time of membership and identifying the key stages of institutional change. The country studies are complemented by an analysis of how changes are viewed from the institutions of the European Union and chapters that establish the context of change and pinpoint the reasons why national parliaments have changed - and the problems facing them as means of remedying the perceived 'democratic deficit' within the EU. National parliaments figure prominently in the debate about the democratic deficit and the future of the European Union. This volume provides, for the first time, the material that is essential for an informed debate.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Februar 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 417g
• ISBN-13: 9780714646916
• ISBN-10: 0714646911
• Artikelnr.: 21006878

Autorenporträt

Philip Norton the Lord Norton of Louth

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - adapting to European integration
Philip Norton; the German houses of parliament and European integration
Thomas Saalfeld; the Italian Parliament and European integration - responsibilities
failures and successes
Paul Furlong; the French Parliament and the EU - loosening the constitutional straitjacket
Franco Rizutto; the Netherlands - from founding father to mounding baby
M.P.C.M. Van Schendelen; the Belgian Parliament and European integration
Lieven De Winter
Thierry Laurent; the United Kingdom - political conflict
parliamentary scrutiny
Philip Norton; the folketing and Denmark's "European policy" - the case of an "authorising assembly"
David Arter; Irish parliamentary culture and the European Union - formalities to be observed
Eunan O' Halpin; Spain - the Cortes and the EU - a growing together
Carlos Closa; the Portuguese Assembleia Da Republica - discovering Europe
Jose Magone; the view from Brussels
Martin Westlake; conclusion - addressing the democratic deficit
Philip Norton.