Suchergebnisse

When David Cameron wanted to become Prime Minister in 2010 he had to accept a Fixed-term Parliaments Act to cement the Conservative-Liberal Democratic coalition government . Under the rules of the Act the prime minister no longer had the authority to call elections at a time of his choosing . This power, on which his strong position in the Westminster democracy has rested in the past, was lost . This was one of the intentions of the advocates of the act . Furthermore, a fixed parliament was supposed to make British politics fairer, more inclusive, less confrontational, less tribal and less feeble . In the end the Act did not live up with these expectations . To some extent its flaws were responsible for the "Brexit Blunder" (Jo Murkens) . However, it also helped to frustrate any attempt by the Brexiteers to accomplish a no deal-Brexit . Part of this endeavor was the prorogation of Parliament which the Supreme Court adjudicated "unlawful" on 24 September 2019 . This judgment on the scope of the Royal prerogative is part of a transformation of the constitution that, accidentally, might have changed the role of the Crown in the constitutional fabric of the United Kingdom .

"Von Beginn an ist dem europäischen Einigungsprozess ein beträchtliches Interesse seitens der Wissenschaft entgegengebracht worden. Mit deren Fortgang hat sich auch die Wissenschaft immer umfassender und differenzierter mit diesem Prozess befasst und dabei methodisch wie methodologisch befruchtend auf die anderen Teildisziplinen der Politikwissenschaft gewirkt. Mit einigem Recht darf darüber spekuliert werden, ob die wissenschaftliche Beschäftigung mit der EU nicht auf dem Weg zu einer eigenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplin ist, die sich neben den klassischen Teildisziplinen etablieren wird." (Autorenreferat)