Skip to content

Booksellers & Trade Customers: Sign up for online bulk buying at trade.atlanticbooks.com for wholesale discounts

Booksellers: Create Account on our B2B Portal for wholesale discounts

Organising the European Parliament: The Role of Committees and their Legislative Influence

by Nikoleta Yordanova
Save 7% Save 7%
Current price ₹4,919.00
Original price ₹5,292.00
Original price ₹5,292.00
Original price ₹5,292.00
(-7%)
₹4,919.00
Current price ₹4,919.00

Imported Edition - Ships in 18-21 Days

Free Shipping in India on orders above Rs. 500

Request Bulk Quantity Quote
+91
Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781907301391
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: ECPR Press
  • Publisher Imprint: ECPR Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 200
  • Original Price: USD 54.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 304 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Comparative Politics

The recent empowerment of the European Parliament makes this a timely study of the impact of its internal organisation on legislative politics, interest representation and democracy within the Union. Using data on all legislators and legislative proposals in the sixth parliamentary term, the book confronts alternative theories of legislative organisation in rigorous statistical analyses supported by rich interview information. The findings indicate that the internal setup and legislative output of the parliamentary committees serve the policy goals of parties in the European Parliament, and in particular the working majority party, rather than special interests or purely informational needs, which the author explains with the formal and informal parliamentary rules. As the committees advance party politics instead of particularistic policies, she concludes that legislating within the committees is positive for democracy in the European Union and raises concerns about the loss in transparency, legitimacy and accountability that the increasingly common fast-track bicameral decision-making outside the committees entails.

Nikoleta Yordanova is Assistant Professor of European Politics in the Department of Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim, Germany, where she had previously been a Research Fellow at the Political Economy of Reforms Research Centre. Prior to that she was a Researcher at the European University Institute (EUI), a Research Assistant at the Robert Schuman Centre and an intern at the European Parliament. Her work on the European Parliament was awarded the European Union Studies Association Award for Best Dissertation, the EUI's François Mény Prize for Best Comparative Thesis on Political Institutions and the Duncan Black Award by the ECPR Standing Group on Analytical Politics and Public Choice. She has published articles in international journals including European Union Politicsand West European Politics.

Trusted for over 49 years

Family Owned Company

Secure Payment

All Major Credit Cards/Debit Cards/UPI & More Accepted

New & Authentic Products

India's Largest Distributor

Need Support?

Whatsapp Us