Essays about: "National Parliaments"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 37 essays containing the words National Parliaments.

  1. 1. Sweden and changing UN operations : A qualitative content analysis of the Swedish government’s and parliament's approach to MINUSMA

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Anna Bernhardsson; [2023]
    Keywords : MINUSMA; Mali; constructivism; UN peace operations; Sweden; parliamentary debates; government propositions.;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I investigate to what extent and how the normative changes in UN peace operations have left an imprint on Swedish foreign policy tradition. Departing from a constructivist point of view, this thesis explores to what extent the changing international norms on UN peace operations translate to the national level. READ MORE

  3. 2. Opposition As a Dialogue

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Elsa Karlsson Gustafsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Opposition; Parliamentary Transformations; European Integration; European Affairs Committee; National Parliaments; European Union;

    Abstract : The debate regarding a national parliaments’ opposition in EU politics is ambiguous andremarkably underdeveloped. Historically researchers argued that opposition in the context of national parliaments and European integration is decreasing at the national level. READ MORE

  4. 3. An Internal ‘Press’-ing Divide : Power Dynamics Within the EU as Evidenced Through New Pact on Migration and Asylum Discourses

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Isabella Chaffee; [2023]
    Keywords : EU; burden-sharing; power dynamics; CEAS; EU asylum policy; critical discourse analysis;

    Abstract : When managing the reception and relocation of refugees within the EU, it is unsurprising that negotiating common policy and burden-sharing schemes are complex, contentious tasks (Thielemann 2003; Naurin 2015). Indeed, the individual geographic, political and economic positioning of member states are reflected in larger power dynamics within the EU, further complicating resolution on solidarity initiatives in asylum policy (Duarte and Pascariu 2017, Basile and Olmastroni 2020, Bauböck 2018). READ MORE

  5. 4. Talking about Europe? : Explaining the Salience of the European Union in the Plenaries of National Parliaments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Lehmann; [2022]
    Keywords : national parliaments; European Union; plenary debates; public accountability; politicization; salience; principal-agent;

    Abstract : National parliaments (NPs) are vital to the European Union’s (EU’s) democratic legitimacy. They are tasked with controlling their governments through oversight and scrutiny while providing a deliberative forum by offering policy alternatives, informing, and connecting citizens to the EU. READ MORE

  6. 5. Low Legal Status but High Legal Relevance? : A Study of the Significance of the Annual EU Rule of Law Report

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : My Lindén; [2022]
    Keywords : Article 2 TEU; EU soft law; rule of law; EU rule of law toolbox; Rule of Law Report; Artikel 2 FEU; EU mjuk rätt; rättsstatsprincipen; EU:s verktygslåda för rättsstatsprincipen; Rättsstatsrapporten;

    Abstract : Despite the rule of law being one of the founding values and objectives of the European Union, some of the Member States have disrespected the rule of law. In response, the European Commission has invented new tools to reinforce the rule of law. READ MORE