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Contents:
1. National Parliaments, Accountability and Transparency in a European Perspective
2. European Integration and Deparliamentarisation
3. National Parliaments in the EU Treaties
4. The Ordinary Legislative Process and National Parliaments
5. Subsidiarity as a Regulatory Principle in EU Law
6. Subsidiarity Control after Lisbon
7. Accountability and Legitimacy in a Multi-Level Context
8. National Parliaments after Lisbon: A New Dawn of Accountability or Remaining on the Periphery?
This book examines the position of national parliaments in the EU polity in the light of the developments in the Treaty of Lisbon. The book considers how national parliaments participate in EU decision-making and whether the new provisions for subsidiarity monitoring offer improved opportunities for securing democratic accountability. Though national parliaments are formally recognised by the Treaties, the book raises important questions about their ability to control and influence the legislative process and whether the Treaty of Lisbon has addressed the broader criticism of deparliamentarisation.
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