THE<i>GERMAN POLITICS LECTURE</i>2008: Deparliamentarisation: How Severely is the German Bundestag Affected?

Schüttemeyer, Suzanne S.

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“…Within parliament, conflicts within the governing coalition are such ‘bad news’ as they signal internal division and failing mechanisms of cohesion‐building that may impair the governing coalition's ability to govern effectively (Schüttemeyer, , p. 5). Thus, stronger disagreement between coalition partners over EU issues is assumed to act as an incentive for journalists to provide media coverage.…”

Section: When To Expect Parliamentary Eu Activities In the Newsmentioning

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What Happens in Parliament Stays in Parliament? Newspaper Coverage of National Parliaments in EU Affairs

Auel

Eisele

Kinski

2017

J of Common Market Studies

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The role of national parliaments in EU matters has become an important subject in the debate over the democratic legitimacy of the European Union. Yet despite a remarkable increase in parliamentary involvement in EU affairs, the added value in terms of democratic legitimacy will remain limited if citizens are not aware of their activities. Given that citizens mainly experience politics through the media, the aim of the paper is therefore to explore whether and under what conditions parliamentary involvement in EU matters is visible in national newspapers. The paper draws on two quantitative datasets covering parliamentary EU activities and relevant newspaper articles in seven Member States between 2010 and 2013. Results suggest that the efforts of active parliaments pay off. In addition, conflict within government coalitions over EU issues and greater salience of EU politics in public opinion increase coverage while, surprisingly, both public and parliamentary euroscepticism do not.

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Section: When To Expect Parliamentary Eu Activities In the Newsmentioning

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What Happens in Parliament Stays in Parliament? Newspaper Coverage of National Parliaments in EU Affairs

Auel

Eisele

Kinski

2017

J of Common Market Studies

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“…We encounter this idea wherever people are puzzling over the function of national ethics policy advice. One can read warnings about the rise of an ''advisers' republic'' and a ''deparliamentarization of politics'' (see Schu ¨ttemeyer 2008). Politics, it is argued, is increasingly being influenced by a caste of experts that have no democratic legitimacy.…”

Section: Legitimization Problems In Ethical Decision Making? Two Ways Of Dealing Politically With Expert Dissentmentioning

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How Politics Deals with Expert Dissent: The Case of Ethics Councils

Bogner

Menz

2013

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“…We encounter this idea wherever people are puzzling over the function of national ethics policy advice. One can read warnings about the rise of an ''advisers' republic'' and a ''deparliamentarization of politics'' (see Schüttemeyer 2008). Politics, it is argued, is increasingly being influenced by a caste of experts that have no democratic legitimacy.…”

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How Politics Deals with Expert Dissent: The Case of Ethics Councils

Bogner

Menz

2010

Science, Technology, & Human Values

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Over recent years, science and technology have been reassessed increasingly in ethical terms. Particularly for life science governance, ethics has become the dominant discourse. In the course of this ‘‘ethical turn’’ national ethics councils were set up throughout Europe and in the United States to advice politics in ethically controversial issues such as stem cell research and genetic testing. Ethics experts have become subject to traditional warnings against expertocracy: they are suspected to unduly influence political decision-making. However, any reliable ethics expertise has to reflect societal disagreements in moral issues. Therefore, expert dissent is a normal feature of legitimate ethics expertise. Based on theoretical considerations we argue that in principle, expert dissent does not cause problems for political legitimacy; rather, it enhances the salience of politics: obviously decisions on ethical issues cannot be taken on the basis of expert knowledge alone. We therefore conclude that expert dissent, not consent, supports politics. Focussing on Germany and Austria, we show how politics deal with expert dissent in practice. While in Germany politics acknowledge dissent and use it to foster a fundamental political debate, Austrian politics attribute authoritative power to ethics expertise and try to construct an overall consensus. This illustrates how the drawing of boundaries between politic and expertise differs.

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THEGERMAN POLITICS LECTURE2008: Deparliamentarisation: How Severely is the German Bundestag Affected?

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What Happens in Parliament Stays in Parliament? Newspaper Coverage of National Parliaments in EU Affairs

What Happens in Parliament Stays in Parliament? Newspaper Coverage of National Parliaments in EU Affairs

How Politics Deals with Expert Dissent: The Case of Ethics Councils

How Politics Deals with Expert Dissent: The Case of Ethics Councils

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