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Under-represented, cautious, and modest: the gender gap at European Union Politics
In: European Political Science
Abstract The gender gap pervades many core aspects of political science. This article reports that females continue to be under-represented as authors and reviewers in European Union Politics and that these differences have only diminished slightly since the second half of the 2000s. We also report that females use more cautious and modest language in their correspondence with the editorial office, but do not find evidence that this under-studied aspect of the gender gap affects the outcome of the reviewing process. The authors discuss some measures European Union Politics and other journals might take to address the imbalance.
Under-represented, cautious, and modest: the gender gap at European Union Politics
In: European political science: EPS, Band 21, Heft 3, S. 462-475
ISSN: 1682-0983
AbstractThe gender gap pervades many core aspects of political science. This article reports that females continue to be under-represented as authors and reviewers in European Union Politics and that these differences have only diminished slightly since the second half of the 2000s. We also report that females use more cautious and modest language in their correspondence with the editorial office, but do not find evidence that this under-studied aspect of the gender gap affects the outcome of the reviewing process. The authors discuss some measures European Union Politics and other journals might take to address the imbalance.
Domestic scrutiny ofEuropean Union politics: Between whistle blowing and opposition control
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 52, Heft 6, S. 715-746
ISSN: 1475-6765
AbstractSomeEuropean law proposals are subject to scrutiny by national parliaments while others go unchecked. The analysis in this article indicates that the opposition scrutinisesEuropean Union law to gather information on the proceedings inside the Council of Ministers and theEuropean Parliament. Yet whereas strong opposition parties scrutinise highly politicised law proposals, weak opposition parties tend to scrutinise those proposals that are negotiated under the non‐transparent fast‐track procedure. In addition, there is ample evidence that the leading minister initiates scrutiny in order to strengthen his or her intergovernmental bargaining leverage. Yet, this Schelling Conjecture presumes that the party of the minister is located between the expected bargaining position in the Council and the coalition partner. Any other domestic interest constellation could lead to scrutiny motivated by whistle blowing. However, an issue's salience helps us to separate the whistle blowing from the Schelling Conjecture.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the European Union: politics, policies and institutions
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 30, Heft 4, S. 599-611
ISSN: 1466-4429
Domestic scrutiny of European Union politics: Between whistle blowing and opposition control
In: European journal of political research: official journal of the European Consortium for Political Research, Band 52, Heft 6, S. 715-746
ISSN: 0304-4130
Drivers of parliamentary opposition in European Union politics: institutional factors or party characteristics?
In: Journal of European public policy, Band 31, Heft 3, S. 756-781
ISSN: 1466-4429
Jose Manuel Durao Barroso: A Political Scientist in the World of European Union Politics
In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Band 60, Heft 2, S. 544-552
ISSN: 0020-7020
The nomination of Barroso to the presidency of the European Commission was regarded as a major surprise by many commentators. It is suggested that the unexpected nomination by the Council of the European Union emerged out of the need to agree on a candidate who would be accepted by all member-states. The present article examines Borroso's life, & follows his career in the following stages: from revolutionary activism to academic excellence; his political ascendance in the 1980's & 1990's; his rise to party leadership & the prime ministership of Portugal, in the period from 1999 to 2004; & the difficult birth of Barroso's European Commission. Also discussed here are the challenges that figure to lie ahead for President Barroso. T. K. Brown
Legislative Politics in the European Union
In: European Union politics: EUP, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 9-36
ISSN: 1465-1165
This paper compares legislative dynamics under all procedures in which the Council of Ministers votes by qualified majority (QMV). We make five major points. First, the EU governments have sought to reduce the democratic deficit by increasing the powers of the European Parliament since 1987, whereas they have lessened the legislative influence of the Commission. Under the Amsterdam treaty's version of the codecision procedure, the Parliament is a co-equal legislator with the Council, whereas the Commission's influence is likely to be more informal than formal. Second, as long as the Parliament acts as a pro-integration entrepreneur, policy outcomes under consultation, cooperation & the new codecision will be more integrationist than the QMV-pivot in the Council prefers. Third, the pace of European integration may slow down if MEPs become more responsive to the demands of their constituents. Fourth, the EU is evolving into a bicameral legislature with a heavy status quo bias. Not only does the Council use QMV but absolute majority voting requirements & high levels of absenteeism create a de facto supermajority threshold for Parliamentary decisions. Finally, if the differences between the Council & the Parliament concern regulation issues on a traditional left-right axis, the Commission is more likely to be the ally of the Council than the Parliament. 2 Figures, 36 References. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd.]
European Union Politics / Introducing the EU exit index measuring each member state's propensity to leave the European Union
Which member states could leave the European Union in the years ahead? To answer this question, I develop the 'EU Exit Index' measuring the exit propensities of all European Union member states. The index highlights that the United Kingdom was an outlier and uniquely positioned to leave the European Union. While all other states are far behind the United Kingdom, the index still reveals substantial variation among them. Moreover, the index allows monitoring the development of exit propensities over time. It shows that the European Union is in better shape today than before the Brexit referendum and that, currently, no further exits are on the horizon. Still, this could change in the future and the EU Exit Index provides systematic and reproducible measurements to track this development.
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Legislative Politics in the European Union
In: European Union politics: EUP, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 9-36
ISSN: 1741-2757
This paper compares legislative dynamics under all procedures in which the Council of Ministers votes by qualified majority (QMV). We make five major points. First, the EU governments have sought to reduce the democratic deficit by increasing the powers of the European Parliament since 1987, whereas they have lessened the legislative influence of the Commission. Under the Amsterdam treaty's version of the codecision procedure, the Parliament is a coequal legislator with the Council, whereas the Commission's influence is likely to be more informal than formal. Second, as long as the Parliament acts as a pro-integration entrepreneur, policy outcomes under consultation, cooperation and the new codecision will be more integrationist than the QMV-pivot in the Council prefers. Third, the pace of European integration may slow down if MEPs become more responsive to the demands of their constituents. Fourth, the EU is evolving into a bicameral legislature with a heavy status quo bias. Not only does the Council use QMV but absolute majority voting requirements and high levels of absenteeism create a de facto supermajority threshold for Parliamentary decisions. Finally, if the differences between the Council and the Parliament concern regulation issues on a traditional left-right axis, the Commission is more likely to be the ally of the Council than the Parliament.
José Manuel Durao Barrosso: a political scientist in the world of European Union politics
In: International journal / Canadian Institute of International Affairs, Band 60, Heft 2, S. 544-552
ISSN: 0020-7020
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