Parliaments Beyond the State
Can parliaments contribute to democratic and legitimate governance in the European Union and international organizations? When and why can we expect political actors to realize the democratic potential that parliaments might have? If they do, what are the political and policy consequences?
Thomas Winzen
Political Scientist
Political scientist interested in institutions and legitimate governance
Publications
The Institutional Position of National Parliaments in the European Union: Developments, Explanations, Effects
This article reviews the literature on the institutional position of national parliaments in the EU. It focuses on new institutional …
The Rise of International Parliaments: Strategic Legitimation in International Organizations
International parliaments are on the rise. An increasing number of international organizations establishes ‘international …
Citizen-centered or state-centered: The representational design of international parliamentary institutions
As a result of the spread of International Parliamentary Institutions (IPIs), international organisations face crucial questions of …
The rise of international parliamentary institutions: Purpose and legitimation
International parliamentary institutions (IPIs) have become an established feature of international politics. While scholars of …
Is parliamentary attention to the EU strongest when it is needed the most? National parliaments and the selective debate of EU policies
When do parliaments debate European Union policies? Normative arguments suggest that debates enhance government accountability. Others …
Constitutional preferences and parliamentary reform: Explaining national parliaments’ adaptation to European integration
This book provides a comprehensive account of national parliaments' adaptation to European integration. Advancing an explanation based …
The contingent diffusion of parliamentary oversight institutions in the European Union
What explains the variation in institutional adaptation of national parliaments to European integration? Whereas the existing …
Party groups and committee negotiations in the European Parliament: outside attention and the anticipation of plenary conflict
We study the relationship of the European Parliament's (EP) standing committees and party groups. According to recent studies, …
Parlamentarismus nach der Krise: Die Vertiefung parlamentarischer Asymmetrie in der reformierten Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion
As a consequence of the euro crisis, economic and fiscal policy-making competencies have been transferred to the EU-level. At the same …
Parliamentary Co-Evolution: National Parliamentary Reactions to the Empowerment of the European Parliament
Existing research on the European Union's (EU) multilevel parliamentary system builds on the hypothesis of parallel evolution, …
Bureaucracy and Democracy: Intra-Parliamentary Delegation in European Union Affairs
Recent literature notes that national parliaments’ growing relevance in European Union (EU) affairs might have led to the empowerment …
European integration and national parliamentary oversight institutions
This article analyses to what extent and why national parliaments have created oversight institutions to adapt to European integration. …
National parliamentary control of European Union affairs: a cross-national and longitudinal comparison
Recent research on national parliamentary control of European Union affairs relies primarily on cross-sectional, contemporary data, …
Legislative negotiations in the European Parliament
In order to capitalize on its increasing legislative powers, the European Parliament (EP) has had to specialize internally. The …