The Gatekeepers of European Integration? The Functions of National Parliaments in the EU Political System
The Gatekeepers of European Integration? The Functions of National Parliaments in the EU Political System
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欧洲一体化的守门人？
DOI：
10.1080/07036337.2010.546848
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发表时间：
2011
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Tapio Raunio
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作者：
Tapio Raunio
政党具有多种功能，可分为两类：与治理相关的功能和侧重于与公民联系的功能。对欧洲议会大会和COSAC文件的分析表明，在界定各国议会在欧盟政治体系中的作用时，国内议员强调政府监督的职能，而很少关注与公民有关的职能。这种强调的选择可以通过政党的激励和欧洲政治架构的制度设置来解释。各国议会越来越多地被视为国家和欧盟政治之间的守门人，《里斯本条约》中的“预警系统”强化了国内议员充当欧洲一体化守门人的看法。在透明度方面，国内政治和欧盟政治的主要区别在于全体会议的作用，欧洲事务很少在整个会议厅进行辩论。
Abstract Parliaments have several functions that can be divided into two categories: functions related to governance and functions that focus on linking with citizens. Analysis of European Convention and COSAC documents shows that when defining a role for the national parliaments in the EU’s political system, domestic MPs emphasize the function of government oversight, with functions relating to citizens receiving little attention. This choice of emphasis is arguably explained by the incentives of political parties and the institutional set‐up of European political architecture. National parliaments are increasingly seen as gatekeepers between national and EU politics, with the ‘early warning system’ included in the Lisbon Treaty reinforcing this perception of domestic MPs acting as gatekeepers of European integration. In terms of transparency, the main difference between domestic and EU politics concerns the role of the plenary, with European matters only seldom debated by the whole chamber.