POLI 451 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Europeanisation, Fire Alarm System, Committees Of The European Parliament
11 Mar 2014
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Increase of eu constraints decreases differences between mainstream and non- mainstream, pro and anti-eu parties, and between left and right parties. Troublesome because democracy accountability comes from the fact that the electorate has a wide range of parties and ideologies to choose from. Maybe one policy dimension like the economy, parties may have similar positions to eu constraints; however the other issues such as eu importance at the domestic level, domestic parties may have different positions. What is the role of national opposition in the eu. They sit in the national parliament and have no way of knowing what"s happening in the eu. Voters --> political parties in parliament --> govt --> cabinet ministers --> bureaucrats. Goal: obtain info from the commission or force policy statement. Forces member of the executive to make public statements. National opposition excluded in the council and have informational disadvantages in national parliaments. Parliamentary questions the best opportunity to check the commission.
