The European Parliament in Challenging Times

The Ninth Session of the EP, 2019-2024
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-12240-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

This book analyses the different dimensions of the European Parliament's work in the 2019-2024 session, with each chapter focusing on one of the many challenges that MEPs have faced and are still facing as a result of political volatility. These include the impact of the increase in profile of Eurosceptic Members on both coalition building and the committee work that have been a traditional strength of the legislature, the activities of parliamentarians in relation to key policy areas such as public health and immigration, as well as the wider and broadly respected role of the EP in democracy promotion. Having faced these challenges for a number of years, it is even possible to argue that the 2020s will see a new 'era of the Parliament', following on from previous periods when either the European Commission or the Council of Ministers each in turn dominated European Union affairs in Brussels and Strasbourg.

This volume spans the fields of European politics, legislative studies, international relations, and comparative governance, making it an essential resource for academics, researchers, and graduate students in political science and European studies. It will also appeal to policy professionals, diplomats and EU officials seeking to understand the evolving role of the European Parliament.

The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Journal of Legislative Studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Steven, Martin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction - The European Parliament in challenging times: The ninth session of the EP, 2019–2024 1. Unity in adversity: Has the grand coalition survived fragmentation and COVID-19 in the 9th European Parliament? 2. The challenges of policy oversight for the European Parliament: How the committee system is adapting in its scrutiny of budgetary expenditure 3. The European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR): ‘Eurorealism’ in the ninth European Parliament 4. Politicisation of asylum and refugees and the signs of political contagion effect in European Parliament 5. The European Parliament and the COVID-19 crisis 6. The European Parliament and gender equality promotion through parliamentary diplomacy 7. The role of national parliaments and European Parliament as guardians of European values: The case of democracy and the rule of law in Cyprus 8. The European Parliament as an agenda promoter in EU foreign policy: The genesis of the EU diplomatic academy

Über Autor(innen)

Martin Steven is Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Lancaster University, UK. He is the Jean Monnet European Union Studies academic coordinator and founding convener of the European Parliament Academic Research Network.