A Litmus Test for Democratic Politics in Europe
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A Litmus Test for Democratic Politics in Europe

Parliaments, Brexit and the Future of the European Union

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A Litmus Test for Democratic Politics in Europe

Parliaments, Brexit and the Future of the European Union

About this book

This book investigates how political actors - and more particularly members of parliaments - have reacted to Brexit to assess its long-term consequences. Brexit has not only been a major disruption affecting the functioning and internal balance of the European Union (EU), but to a very large extent, it also represents a challenge to the idea of an 'ever closer union' and to the democratic principles on which the EU has been built. Relying on empirical explorations of regional and national parliaments across the continent as well as the European Parliament, the chapters in this volume address three intertwined sets of questions regarding the evolution of democratic politics in Europe in the wake of Brexit.

Firstly, how do citizens' representatives assess the UK's decision to withdraw from the EU and its consequences? Secondly, what is the impact of Brexit as regards the politicisation of the debate on Europe? Has Brexit exacerbated existing political divisions or generated new cleavages? Thirdly, and crucially, have parliaments attempted to and succeeded in influencing Brexit negotiations and their outcome? What positions did parliamentarians promote in these negotiations? What model for the future of the EU did they defend?

The book is key reading for all students and researchers interested in Politics and International Relations, Elections, European Studies, and European Union Politics.

This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Citation Information
  7. Notes on Contributors
  8. 1 A disruptive moment? Parliaments, Brexit, and the future of European integration
  9. 2 Brexit and parliamentary sovereignty – the Europeanisation of the House of Commons and MPs’ rising role conflicts
  10. 3 Who’s the Boss? An analysis of the vote on the ‘European Union (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill’ in the House of Commons
  11. 4 Good news after all? Reactions to Brexit in national parliaments
  12. 5 Rally around the EU flag: Irish party positions on the EU in the wake of Brexit
  13. 6 The politics of the Brexit debate abroad: an analysis of parliamentary questions on Brexit in Belgian parliaments
  14. 7 Brexit as a (de)politicized issue? Evidence from Czech and Slovak parliaments
  15. 8 From Brexit to Dexit? Alternative für Deutschland’s Euroscepticism on European debates in the Bundestag
  16. 9 In the spotlight, or behind the scenes? The European Parliament as an actor in Article 50 withdrawal negotiations
  17. Index