What role for national parliaments in EU governance? A view by members of parliament

Kinski, Lucy

doi:10.1080/07036337.2020.1817000

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“…The results speak to the burgeoning literature on parliaments as “networkers” by revealing the topology through which parliaments in the European Union are connected and exploring who learns from whom (Kinski, 2020). Our contribution also advances the literature on political and legislative networks (Victor et al ., 2017) by analysing a supranational institution with recent methodological innovations in social network analysis.…”

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confidence: 55%

The Latent Diffusion Network among National Parliaments in the Early Warning System of the European Union

Malang

Leifeld

2021

J of Common Market Studies

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Since the Treaty of Lisbon, national parliamentary chambers in the European Union can issue reasoned opinions on legislative proposals by the European Commission. These individual reasoned opinions lead to a review if at least one third of all chambers raise such concerns. Hence, coordination among parliaments is key. Using advances in inferential network analysis, this article infers the underlying diffusion pathways among national parliaments through which chambers are related to each other in their decisions to raise subsidiarity concerns. The emerging diffusion network is characterised by a compartmentalization into communities of European Union budget net contributor and net recipient countries. This descriptive finding has implications for the institutional effectiveness and aspired democratic legitimacy of the Early Warning System. A multivariate statistical network analysis confirms that diffusion occurs among net recipient countries and that weak institutions follow the lead of strong institutions in the Early Warning System.

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confidence: 55%

The Latent Diffusion Network among National Parliaments in the Early Warning System of the European Union

Malang

Leifeld

2021

J of Common Market Studies

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“…Recent years have seen debate about whether national parliaments are becoming 'multi-arena' actors, remain focused on domestic oversight, or turn towards interparliamentary cooperation (Auel & Neuhold, 2017;Kinski, 2020;Raunio, 2011). This review highlights an institutional trend that crosscuts these alternatives.…”

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“…There is a link to arguments on constitutional preferences in that disagreement seems to reflect different preferences on the role of the EP and national parliaments in the EU (Cooper, 2016). Analyses of parliamentary debates, interviews, and contributions to COSAC further suggest that many parliamentarians consider domestic oversight and debate rather than interparliamentary cooperation their priority (Kinski, 2020;Raunio, 2011). It has also been argued that parliaments are least willing to strengthen interparliamentary conferences if they have domestic oversight rights already and salience is lowfor example, if they are in a favorable macroeconomic position in the area of economic governance (Rittberger & Winzen, 2015).…”

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The institutional position of national parliaments in the European Union: developments, explanations, effects

Winzen

2021

Journal of European Public Policy

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This article reviews the literature on the institutional position of national parliaments in the EU. It focuses on new institutional developments, explanations, and effects discussed over the course of the last decade. Existing datasets on parliamentary oversight institutions in EU affairs and economic governance have been extended to 2020 to inform the discussion. A systematic overview of new analyses of the effects of oversight institutions in EU and domestic politics is offered as well. Cutting across the debate as to whether parliaments are multi-level or domestic players in the EU, this review concludes that the last decade has seen growing policy specialization in the institutional position of national parliaments at the European and national levels, and that the causes and consequences of this development remain largely unstudied.

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“…In 1999, the commission faced with such a vote opted to resign, an occurrence that demonstrated the might of the EU. The most important role of the EU is to supervise and control the powers held by other institutions affiliated to the EU and which have significant power that could determine the freedom, democracy, political wellbeing, and the liberties enjoyed in many other nations impacted by the EU influence (Kinski, 2020). Two such institutions are the European Court of Justice and the European central bank.…”

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Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation: The Next Frontier in Global Politics

Alshareef¹

2021

IJLPA

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National parliaments have become significantly active in international arena particularly in advancing democracy and national interests within a globalized context. This report assesses the role that inter-parliamentary organizations play in regional and global political scenes under the umbrella of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). The article views these regional institutions in the context of their relations to the IPU through content analysis of available literature. Three of the regional bodies of interest in the report are the Arab Parliament, Central American Parliament (PARLACEN), and the European Union Parliament. The findings drawn from available literature shows that these organizations have become the new frontier for political movements as they take center stage in global affairs. The objectives of these regional bodies are largely aligned with those of the IPU, and it is not surprising that they frequently collaborate or agree on several issues. The article concludes that the Inter-parliamentary diplomacy and the pursuit of democracy through collective efforts of regional parliamentary bodies have made it possible for IPU to have a higher political currency in different jurisdictions.

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What role for national parliaments in EU governance? A view by members of parliament

Cited by 17 publications

References 32 publications

The Latent Diffusion Network among National Parliaments in the Early Warning System of the European Union

The Latent Diffusion Network among National Parliaments in the Early Warning System of the European Union

The institutional position of national parliaments in the European Union: developments, explanations, effects

Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation: The Next Frontier in Global Politics

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