Parliamentary dimensions of regionalization and globalization : the role of inter-parliamentary institutions
"This volume intends to make sense of the current 'puzzle' that international parliamentary institutions represent. Their rapid growth in numbers and under a diversity of forms in the post-Cold War emerging new order is a worldwide phenomenon, even if its first expression dates back to the end of the 19th century. Their objectives vary from creating a permanent institutional structure for the peaceful settlement of disputes to promoting transparency in international politics, including the reinforcement of civil society participation in regional integration schemes. Are these goals kept nowadays? Are they being achieved? Which means and interests define the work within these assemblies? The three parts of the book include analyses of supranational and non-supranational regional parliaments and the specific case of the inter-regional relations established by the European Parliament."-- Provided by publisher
1 online resource (xvi, 270 pages) : illustrations
9781137322739, 9781299717114, 9781137322746, 9781349458530, 113732273X, 129971711X, 1137322748, 1349458538
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1. Introduction
Olivier Costa, Stelios Savridis and Clarissa Dri 2. International Parliamentary Institutions: a Research Agenda
Zlatko Sabic PART I: SUPRANATIONAL PARLIAMENTS 3. The Role of the European Parliament in Europe's Integration: a Critical Reassessment
Olivier Costa and Nathalie Brack 4. The MERCOSUR Parliament
A Challenging Position between Late Institutionalization and Early Stalemate
Clarissa Dri and Deisy Ventura 5. The Brazilian Parliamentary Delegation to Mercosur: its Functions in the Brazilian National Congress
Maria Claudia Drummond PART II: NON-SUPRANATIONAL REGIONAL PARLIAMENTS 6. Integration Parliaments in Latin America: the Cases of Parlandino and Parlacen
Juliana Erthal and Juan Albarracin 7. The Baltic Sea Region as a Laboratory for Inter-parliamentary 'Dialogue'
Cristina Fasone 8. African Regional Parliaments: Legislatures without Legislative Powers
M.A. Mohamed Salih 9. Participation without Democratization: The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and ASEAN's Regional Corporatism
Jurgen Ruland PART III: INTER-PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLIES: EUROPEAN UNION'S EXPERIENCES 10. Talking Shop or Relevant Actor: The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
Sarah Delputte 11. The Origins, Structures and Functions of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
Stelios Stavridis, Roderick Pace and Natalia Ajenjo 12. Conclusions
Olivier Costa, Stelios Savridis and Clarissa Dri
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