Practices of interparliamentary coordination in international politics
Subtitle: the European Union and beyond
By: edited by Ben Crum and John Erik Fossum
Series: ECPR studies in European political science; Studies in European political science
Publisher: ECPR Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9781907301308
Subjects: Politics and government; Parlament; UE/CE Parlement; Political science; Parlements; Parlementaires; UE/CE Etats membres; Koordination; Mitgliedsstaaten; Legislative bodies; Mondialisation; Régimes parlementaires; Politique internationale
Other titles: Practices of inter-parliamentary coordination in international politics
Description: Parliaments risk becoming the main losers of internationalisation; a process that privileges executives and experts. Still, parliamentarians have developed a range of responses to catch up with international decision-making: they coordinate their actions with other parliamentarians; engage in international parliamentary forums; and some even opt to pursue political careers at the supranational level, such as in the European Parliament. This volume provides a thorough empirical examination of how an internationalising context drives parliamentarians to engage in inter-parliamentary coordination; how it affects their power positions vis-à-vis executive actors; among themselves; and in society in general. Furthermore, building upon these empirical insights, the book assesses whether parliamentary democracy can remain sustainable under these changing conditions. Indeed, if parliaments are, and remain, central to our understanding of modern democracy, it is of crucial importance to track their responses to internationalisation, the fragmentation of political sovereignty, and the proliferation of multilevel politics --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-296) and index.