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Record Nr.

UNINA9910369930303321

Autore

Rozenberg Olivier

Titolo

The French Parliament and the European Union : Backbenchers Blues / / by Olivier Rozenberg

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-19791-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations

Collana

French Politics, Society and Culture, , 2946-3769

Disciplina

328.44072

328.44

Soggetti

Europe—Politics and government

Political science

Political sociology

European Politics

Governance and Government

Political Sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1 Introduction -- 2 Institutional Adaptation: A Case of Trompe-L’Oeil? -- 3 The Enrolment of National Parliamentarians -- 4 The Constituency Member: Dilettante, Lobbyist or Mediator -- 5 The Defender of Land and Tradition: the Activism of the Righter of Wrongs -- 6 Sovereigntist: An Ephemeral Role -- 7 The Career Politician: The Europeanisation of Political Outsiders -- 8 The European Specialist in Search of a Role -- 9 Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how the European Union has changed the French Parliament since 1992. It supports the view that the institutional adaptation of both assemblies to European affairs is largely superficial as it lacks a genuine involvement from members of parliament. Nevertheless, the role of backbenchers has changed in the context of European integration. New ways of behaving, thinking and representing have emerged. From specialized representatives to constituency members, from presidential aspirants to Eurosceptic sovereigntists, French national parliamentarians have adapted differently to the EU. Far



beyond the sole scrutiny of European draft legislation, the book provides a comprehensive map of this changing environment. It supports the view that the process has been driven by the search for day-to-day emotional gratifications rather than utilitarian strategies. Olivier Rozenberg is Associate Professor at the Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics, Sciences Po, Paris, France. He has co-edited books on parliamentary roles and questions, national parliaments, and parliamentary studies more generally.