The European Parliament, Second Edition

by Judge, David; Earnshaw, David; Nugent, Neill; Paterson, William E.; Wright, Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780230001428
• ISBN10: 0230001424
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

This extensively revised and updated new edition of The European Parliament provides broad-ranging coverage of the structures and functioning of the European Parliament. A guiding assumption throughout is that the Parliament needs to be understood both as a legislature and as part of the wider system of EU governance.

Author Biography

DAVID JUDGE is Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde. DAVID EARNSHAW is Managing Director of Burson Marsteller.

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures and Boxes	p. viii
List of Abbreviations	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Structure of the Book	p. 5
Note on Referencing	p. 7
Note on Treaty Numbering	p. 7
Locating the European Parliament	p. 9
The European Parliament as a Legislature	p. 9
'Universal' Functions: Policy Influence, Linkage and Legitimation	p. 12
'Parliamentary Model'	p. 15
Locating the European Parliament in the European Union's System of Governance	p. 17
Conclusion	p. 24
Historical Evolution: The European Parliament and Ever Closer Union	p. 26
Monnet's Ambiguous Institutional Legacy	p. 26
Common Assembly: Bridge to Federal Model?	p. 28
Members, Integrationist Aspirations and Interinstitutional Relations	p. 30
The Treaty of Rome and the Establishment of the European Economic Community	p. 31
Formal Structures and Informal Changes, 1957-79	p. 35
A Directly Elected Parliament: Small Steps and Large Strides, 1979-87	p. 38
Formal Treaty Reforms	p. 42
Moving Beyond the SEA	p. 46
The Journey from Maastricht to Amsterdam	p. 47
The Amsterdam Treaty	p. 51
The Road from Amsterdam to Nice	p. 53
The Treaty of Nice	p. 55
The Constitutional Treaty	p. 57
The Lisbon Treaty: A Slight Detour on the Path Set by the Constitutional Treaty	p. 62
Conclusion	p. 66
Linkage, Elections and Legitimacy	p. 68
The European Parliament and Direct Elections	p. 68
2004 Elections	p. 69
Turnout	p. 76
Elections, Democracy and Legitimacy	p. 80
Demos or Demoi?	p. 82
Demos, Demoi and EU Governance	p. 84
Conclusion	p. 88
Linkage, Representation and MEPs	p. 90
Microcosmic Representation	p. 90
Territorial Representation	p. 98
Functional/Interest Representation	p. 101
Party Representation	p. 108
The 'How' of Representation: Representative Style	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 111
Party Groups in the European Parliament	p. 113
Development of Transnational Party Groups	p. 113
Rules on Size and Formation	p. 115
Parliamentary-specific Activities	p. 116
Composition of Groups	p. 124
National Party Delegations	p. 134
Party Cohesion: National vs European Party Group?	p. 135
Inter-Group Coalitions and Competition	p. 140
Development of Left-Right Politics?	p. 141
Roll-Call Votes in the EP: Finding What You Want To Find?	p. 143
Conclusion	p. 145
Internal Organization	p. 147
Seat	p. 148
Speaking in Tongues	p. 154
Formal Parliamentary Leadership	p. 158
The Presidency	p. 159
The Vice-Presidents	p. 162
Quaestors	p. 162
The Bureau	p. 163
Conference of Presidents	p. 163
Conference of Committee Chairs and Conference of Delegation Chairs	p. 165
Secretariat	p. 166
Formal Organization: Committees	p. 167
Temporary Committees/Committees of Inquiry	p. 178
Conciliation Committee	p. 181
Rules of Procedure	p. 182
Intergroups	p. 184
Plenary	p. 185
Conclusion	p. 186
Formal Powers	p. 188
Legislative Powers	p. 188
Budgetary Powers	p. 198
Appointment and Dismissal	p. 203
Appointments to Other EU Bodies	p. 212
Power of Scrutiny	p. 217
Judicial Review	p. 225
Conclusion	p. 226
Influence and Decision-Making	p. 229
Assessing Legislative Influence	p. 229
Rejection	p. 237
Legislative Influence: Case Study	p. 254
Influence over the Executive	p. 267
Conclusion	p. 271
A Parliamentary Europe?	p. 273
Introduction	p. 273
A Europe of Parliaments: The European Parliament and National Parliaments	p. 274
Parliamentarization of the EU: Executive-Legislative Roles	p. 284
Post-Parliamentarism: Alternative Conceptions of Governance	p. 292
Parliamentarization: Addressing Post-Parliamentarism in a Semi-Parliamentary System?	p. 298
References	p. 300
Index	p. 330
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