The European Parliament at Fifty: A View from the Inside

This article offers three different perspectives on the changing role and behaviour of the European Parliament as seen by ‘insiders’. The first concentrates on the overall success of the Parliament in transforming its constitutional position. The second contrasts the dominant position of budgetary p...

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Published in:Journal of common market studies 2003-04, Vol.41 (2), p.353-373
Main Authors: Corbett, Richard, Jacobs, Francis, Shackleton, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Europe
European Commission
European Parliament
European Union
International relations
Legislative Bodies
Legislatures
Member States
Parliaments
Policy implementation
Policy making
Regional studies
Roles
Studies
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Summary:This article offers three different perspectives on the changing role and behaviour of the European Parliament as seen by ‘insiders’. The first concentrates on the overall success of the Parliament in transforming its constitutional position. The second contrasts the dominant position of budgetary politics in the 1980s with the much more variegated shape of the Parliament's role in policy‐making now. The third underlines how parliamentary ‘oversight’ has assumed greater importance in response to the higher visibility of the impact of EU laws.
ISSN:0021-9886
1468-5965
DOI:10.1111/1468-5965.00426