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1. Talking about Europe? : Explaining the Salience of the European Union in the Plenaries of National Parliaments
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : 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
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2. An arena for effective opposition? : A systematic investigation into political opposition in the European Parliament
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The European Union is suffering from a legitimacy crisis, which thus far has culminated with Great Britain’s decision to exit the union. According to the ‘opposition deficit thesis’, this is caused as there is no arena in which effective opposition can be voiced in the European Union, which forces EU citizens to organise their opposition outside the political system, and often against it. READ MORE
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3. Does Women Representation Matter? : A study of women MPs response to feminist demands in Uganda
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Scholars have been conflicted whether descriptive representation of women leads to substantive representation. A new way of measuring this relationship is through the relationship between women movements and female parliamentarians. READ MORE
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4. Social citizenship beyond the nation-state : A qualitative analysis of the European parliamentary debates concerning the development of an EU welfare
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperAbstract : Welfare and questions regarding social security have historically been a concern of the nation state, but the development of the European Union’s integration project has created a necessity for an international legal framework that covers that specific field. It has been found that international cooperation on welfare issues is not such an easy task, and numerous scholars have given different answers to why this has been the case. READ MORE
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5. Legitimacy and deliberation in supranational political organizations - the case of European Parliament plenary debates
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : The last four decades have witnessed two crucial sociopolitical trends: the increasing dissolution of spatial and temporal boundaries. While they entail both challenges and opportunities for every kind of organization, political organizations are particularly affected, having seriously questioned their problem-solving abilities and thus also their legitimacy. READ MORE
