This article reviews the literature on the institutional position of national parliaments in the
EU. It focuses on new institutional developments, explanations, and effects discussed over …

This article explores enlargement discourses as a way to gauge the broader dynamics of
European integration since the historical Eastern accession round. Studying debates in the …

Abstract Since the Treaty of Lisbon, national parliamentary chambers in the European Union
can issue reasoned opinions on legislative proposals by the European Commission. These …

Besides the increasing scope of transnational activities of civil society actors, international
relations of national legislatures have long been expanding, yet without attracting …

This book provides an original argument that rejects the idea of national MPs having but one
'standard'mode of representation. It acknowledges the national electoral connection, but …

ABSTRACT The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly (FGPA) set up in March 2019 is
the result of an unprecedented collaboration between the parliaments of the two most …

Utilising expert interviews, the article examines how different but overlapping logics of action
guided the policies of the EU and its member states in the first year and a half of the Covid …

In the academic debate about the deficits of representative democracy in the European
Union, the views of members of parliaments about their EU-oriented roles remain largely …

Abstract The People's Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) plays
an important role in a democratic country, functioning as a means of control for the …

Strengthening the role of national parliaments in EU matters has triggered a broad
discussion on whether the legislatures are effective and which parliamentary functions they …