EU decision-making
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The notion of power and voting power.. The Shapley-Shubik power index.. Decisions at the Council of the CAB.. The advantages of Shapley-Shubik power distribution.. Conclusion.. References.....»
European integration theories
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The unique phenomenon of European integration.. The realistic theory.. The liberal intergovernmentalism approach.. The constructivists.. The developing of the neo-institutionalist theory.. Conclusion.....»
The democratic deficit and the role of the EU Parliament
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The structural weakness of the EU Parliament.. The uncertainty of the EU public support as a correlative consequence of EP weakness.. The configuration of power in terms of media visibility and opinion...»
The Democratic Deficit in the EU
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Analysis of the classical theories.. The (neo)neofunctional approach.. The federalist perspective.. An intergovernmentalist perspective.. Necessity of a new type of democracy at the supranational level.. The new governance analysis: A...»
The Lisbon treaty
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The new draft Treaty.. Plans for deeper European foreign policy cooperation and a more permanent President. . The Qualified Majority Voting in the Council.. The 'double majority rule'.. Poland: Agreement about the so-called 'Ionnina...»
Tallberg, J. (2003) The agenda-shaping powers of the EU Council Presidency'
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The academic context.. The Presidency as a way to lead the European activity.. Why would member states accept such a steering power?. Comments on Tallberg's article: A conditional 'power of the chair'...»
Can the European Parliament ever break out of the cycle of failing public interests and legitimacy?
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Analyzing what can be done to increase and strengthen the legitimacy of the European Parliament. The European Community's aim. The European Parliament's duties . The Brussels Treaty of the 22nd of January 1975. National parliaments:...»
"Post-parliamentary strategies need, therefore, to be recast as complements, rather than substitute, for parliamentarism at Union level" (Lord and Beetham). Discuss
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Structural factors for blunted parliamentarism at EU level.. The absence of a cohesive European political community.. Political obstacles to a 'full' parliamentarization of the EU.. Post-parliamentary strategies: Theorizing and...»
Europeanization of politics and society: Domestic change and the question of a European Social Model
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. The problem of defining Europeanization.. The mechanisms of Europeanization and the 'goodness of fit'.. A dynamic and competing 'two ways process'.. The divergences of Europeanization.. Concl...»
What are the challenges facing the EU in its attempts to establish democratic institutional structures ?
Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Theorizing and achieving a model of democracy specific to the EU . The current picture: The blatant inadequacy of both supranational and intergovernmental models . The EU as a multi-level polity: conceptual and practical...»
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