The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union
This handbook offers a comprehensive picture of the European activities of national parliaments in all 28 member states of the European Union. In the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty, it assesses the extent to which national legislatures actually matter in
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Claudia Hefftler, Christine Neuhold, Olivier Rozenberg and Julie Smith
The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union
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The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union Edited by
Claudia Hefftler University of Cologne, Germany
Christine Neuhold University of Maastricht, Netherlands
Olivier Rozenberg Sciences Po, Paris, France
Julie Smith University of Cambridge, UK
Palgrave macmillan
Selection and editorial matter © Claudia Hefftler, Christine Neuhold, Olivier Rozenberg and Julie Smith 2015 Individual chapters © Respective authors 2015 Foreword © Wolfgang Wessels 2015 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2015 978-1-137-28912-4 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The authors have asserted their rights to be identified as the authors of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of St Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN 978-1-349-67095-6 ISBN 978-1-137-28913-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-137-28913-1
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures
ix
Foreword
xiii
Acknowledgements
xvi
Notes on Contributors
xvii
List of Abbreviations
xxv
1 Introduction Olivier Rozenberg and Claudia Hefftler
1
Part I Cross-Cutting Issues 2 National Parliaments in the European Union: Conceptual Choices in the European Union’s Constitutional Debate Afke Groen and Thomas Christiansen
43
3 Fighting Back? And, If So, How? Measuring Parliamentary Strength and Activity in EU Affairs Katrin Auel, Olivier Rozenberg and Angela Tacea
60
4 Interparliamentary
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