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Role of national parliaments in a changing European Union

各国议会在不断变化的欧盟中的作用

基本信息

批准号：
ES/N015428/1
负责人：
Sara Hagemann
金额：
$ 9.4万
依托单位：
London School of Economics and Political Science
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2016
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2016 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FN015428%2F1
关键词：
Role national parliaments changing European

项目摘要

This project seeks to address how accountability can be improved in EU politics, and in particular how national parliaments can play a more prominent role in European policy-making. David Cameron has made this issue one of his main proposals in negotiations over Britain's continued membership of the European Union. Today, European societies are affected by decisions adopted by the EU institutions in almost every sphere of economic and political life. Yet, the economic and political crises that have unfolded since 2007-8 have uncovered great problems with how the Eurozone - and the EU more broadly - is governed. The crises have also demonstrated that something is changing in the relationship between citizens, parliaments and their executives. A recurring criticism that has intensified during these past years is that policies agreed in Brussels are too distant from the electorates, as citizens feel they have few possibilities for influencing the political agenda and direction of the Union. Such perceptions have great implications for the legitimacy and efficiency of the EU as well as national political systems, both in the short- and longer run. In the UK, as elsewhere, many voters have demonstrated their apathy by either turning towards political parties at the extremes, or by exiting from political engagement altogether.The central objective of this project is hence to address how the 'political chain of delegation' is changing in Europe; from citizens to national parliaments and governments, to policies adopted by nationally elected representatives in the EU institutions. With a particular focus on the UK, it seeks to address how citizens and national parliaments can hold their governments and representatives to account, and how a number of accountability measures affect political processes and public perceptions. The activities carried out during the Fellowship will come at a crucial time for the UK and for the EU more broadly. The Prime Minister has promised an 'In/Out' referendum on Britain's continued membership of the Union at a time when existential dilemmas regarding governance of the EU and Eurozone area must be addressed. Steps must also be taken to solve the geopolitical and humanitarian challenges in South- and South-Eastern Europe. The Fellowship will hence see it as its primary task to bridge academic analyses and evidence with the political reality that EU and UK decision-makers will be met with in the run-up to a British referendum and beyond. The Fellowship will result in a number of concrete outputs including a series of publications, public events and roundtables with politicians, officials and senior experts in the field. The Fellowship will in its analyses draw on a number of existing studies, including the applicant's own research and previous publications. Based on these insights, the candidate will be able to act as an academic expert adviser to policy practitioners in the UK and Brussels at a time where negotiations between the UK government and its European partners will enter into a crucial phase ahead of the UK referendum. Importantly, the Fellowship will also seek to inform and contribute to the public debate through public events, opinion pieces and analyses in the popular media. UK voters must be informed about the consequences for their democracy when they cast their vote in the EU referendum.

该项目旨在解决如何改进欧盟政治中的问责制，特别是各国议会如何在欧洲决策中发挥更突出的作用。在英国继续留在欧盟的谈判中，戴维·卡梅伦将这一问题作为他的主要建议之一。今天，欧洲社会几乎在经济和政治生活的各个领域都受到欧盟机构通过的决定的影响。然而，自2007-2008年以来爆发的经济和政治危机暴露了欧元区--乃至更广泛的欧盟--治理方式的巨大问题。这些危机还表明，公民、议会及其高管之间的关系正在发生变化。在过去几年里，一个不断加剧的批评是，在布鲁塞尔达成的政策与选民之间的距离太远，因为公民认为他们几乎没有机会影响欧盟的政治议程和方向。无论从短期还是长期来看，这种看法都对欧盟以及各国政治制度的合法性和效率产生了重大影响。在英国，就像在其他地方一样，许多选民要么转向极端的政党，要么完全退出政治参与，从而表现出他们的冷漠。因此，该项目的核心目标是解决欧洲从公民到国家议会和政府，到国家选举代表在欧盟机构中采取的政策。它特别关注英国，寻求解决公民和国家议会如何追究其政府和代表的责任，以及一系列问责措施如何影响政治进程和公众看法。在奖学金期间开展的活动将在对英国和更广泛的欧盟来说是一个关键时刻进行。英国首相承诺就英国是否留在欧盟举行全民公投，目前欧盟和欧元区的治理面临着事关生死存亡的两难问题。还必须采取步骤解决东南欧和东南欧的地缘政治和人道主义挑战。因此，该奖学金将把它视为其首要任务，将学术分析和证据与欧盟和英国决策者在英国公投前夕及以后将遇到的政治现实联系起来。该研究金将产生一些具体成果，包括一系列出版物、公共活动和与该领域的政界人士、官员和高级专家举行的圆桌会议。该研究金将在其分析中参考一些现有的研究，包括申请人自己的研究和以前的出版物。基于这些见解，在英国政府与欧洲伙伴之间的谈判将进入英国公投前的关键阶段之际，这位候选人将能够担任英国和布鲁塞尔政策实践者的学术专家顾问。重要的是，研究金还将寻求通过大众媒体上的公共活动、评论文章和分析，为公众辩论提供信息并作出贡献。当英国选民在脱欧公投中投票时，他们必须被告知这对他们的民主造成的后果。