1st Edition

A Litmus Test for Democratic Politics in Europe Parliaments, Brexit and the Future of the European Union

Edited By Julien Navarro Copyright 2023
156 Pages
by Routledge

156 Pages
by Routledge

156 Pages
by Routledge

This book investigates how political actors - and more particularly members of parliaments - have reacted to Brexit to assess its long-term consequences. Brexit has not only been a major disruption affecting the functioning and internal balance of the European Union (EU), but to a very large extent, it also represents a challenge to the idea of an ‘ever closer union’ and to the democratic... Read more

1. A disruptive moment? Parliaments, Brexit, and the future of European integration

Julien Navarro

2. Brexit and parliamentary sovereignty – the Europeanisation of the House of Commons and MPs’ rising role conflicts

Anja Thomas

3. Who's the Boss? An analysis of the vote on the 'European Union (Notice of Withdrawal) Bill' in the House of Commons

Katrin Auel and Resul Umit

4. Good news after all? Reactions to Brexit in national parliaments

Francesco Marangoni and Julien Navarro

5. Rally around the EU flag: Irish party positions on the EU in the wake of Brexit

Rory Costello

6. The politics of the Brexit debate abroad: an analysis of parliamentary questions on Brexit in Belgian parliaments

Vivien Sierens and Nathalie Brack

7. Brexit as a (de)politicized issue? Evidence from Czech and Slovak parliaments

Petr Kaniok and Monika Brusenbauch Meislova

8. From Brexit to Dexit? Alternative für Deutschland’s Euroscepticism on European debates in the Bundestag

Martin Baloge

9. In the spotlight, or behind the scenes? The European Parliament as an actor in Article 50 withdrawal negotiations

Monika Brusenbauch Meislova

Biography

Julien Navarro is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Université catholique de Lille (ETHICS EA 7446), France. His research focuses mainly on parliamentary democracy, elections, and European Union politics.