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The Brexit Policy Fiasco
Jeremy Richardson, Berthold Rittberger
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This volume attempts to examine the many possible causes of Brexit.
The conceptual 'peg' on which the volume hangs is that,
irrespective of one's views on whether Britain's exit from the EU
was a good or a bad thing, Brexit can justifiably be seen as yet
another example of a British policy fiasco. Put simply, the British
political elite was not at its best. The collective concern of this
volume is twofold. First, it advances possible explanations of how
the Brexit issue arose. Why was Britain’s membership of the EU
thought to be so problematic for so many members of the British
political elite and ultimately for a majority of voters? How did we
get to June 2016 and the Brexit Referendum? Secondly, the volume
examines how the issue was managed (or mismanaged) following the
referendum result up until the Withdrawal Agreement in March 2019.
The contributions to this volume explore these questions by looking
at Brexit from different analytical angles. Some authors explore
the long-term causes of Brexit, by disentangling the fraught
relationship between the UK and the EU, which had provided the
Brexit train with steam; others explore the highly conflictual
domestic political dynamics in the run-up to the referendum and in
the negotiations of a Brexit deal. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of Journal of European
Public Policy.
This volume attempts to examine the many possible causes of Brexit.
The conceptual 'peg' on which the volume hangs is that,
irrespective of one's views on whether Britain's exit from the EU
was a good or a bad thing, Brexit can justifiably be seen as yet
another example of a British policy fiasco. Put simply, the British
political elite was not at its best. The collective concern of this
volume is twofold. First, it advances possible explanations of how
the Brexit issue arose. Why was Britain's membership of the EU
thought to be so problematic for so many members of the British
political elite and ultimately for a majority of voters? How did we
get to June 2016 and the Brexit Referendum? Secondly, the volume
examines how the issue was managed (or mismanaged) following the
referendum result up until the Withdrawal Agreement in March 2019.
The contributions to this volume explore these questions by looking
at Brexit from different analytical angles. Some authors explore
the long-term causes of Brexit, by disentangling the fraught
relationship between the UK and the EU, which had provided the
Brexit train with steam; others explore the highly conflictual
domestic political dynamics in the run-up to the referendum and in
the negotiations of a Brexit deal. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of Journal of European
Public Policy.
Secrecy is a prevalent feature of politics within and among liberal
democratic states, as well as in the relations between states and
international organisations. However, surprisingly little research
in political science has explored the effects of secrecy on policy
making; the evolution of the regulatory frameworks that govern the
use of secrecy; and the tensions between secrecy and transparency.
This fascinating volume examines secrecy in European politics
across a range of EU and national settings and policy domains,
exploring the technological, social and political developments
which appear to signal the end of privacy and the rapid expansion
of political secrecy in European multi-level settings.
Consequently, the tensions between democratic accountability with
its transparency requirements, and political secrecy, which is
typically justified on grounds of effectiveness of state action,
have become more marked and more politicised. Engaging with these
developments, the authors focus on actors' motivations in secret
politics; institutional perspectives that highlight contestation
over secrecy norms; and organisational perspectives that emphasise
the diversity of secrecy cultures. This book will be of great
interest to students, researchers and professionals of political
science and law. It was originally published as a special issue of
the journal West European Politics.
The rapid proliferation of EU agencies represents one of the most
significant changes to the EU's organisational set-up in past
decades. At the same time, this development has significantly
affected regulatory policy-making in the EU. This volume assembles
the most renowned scholars in the field to address the key themes
and challenges that agency governance in the EU poses to effective
and legitimate policy-making. The first theme addresses the causes
and dynamics of the creation and design of regulatory bodies in EU
governance, focusing not only on EU agencies but also on
alternatives to the agency format, such as regulatory networks.
Second, once agencies are established, the book goes on to explore
the consequences and trajectories of agency governance. How
effective and autonomous are EU agencies? How does EU agency
governance transform existing patterns of executive governance in
the EU? Third, the book addresses the design of EU agencies as
independent, non-majoritarian institutions poses pressing questions
with a view to their legitimacy and accountability. The volume
appeals to scholars and practitioners interested in the development
and transformation of executive governance in the EU. This book was
published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public
Policy.
Secrecy is a prevalent feature of politics within and among liberal
democratic states, as well as in the relations between states and
international organisations. However, surprisingly little research
in political science has explored the effects of secrecy on policy
making; the evolution of the regulatory frameworks that govern the
use of secrecy; and the tensions between secrecy and transparency.
This fascinating volume examines secrecy in European politics
across a range of EU and national settings and policy domains,
exploring the technological, social and political developments
which appear to signal the end of privacy and the rapid expansion
of political secrecy in European multi-level settings.
Consequently, the tensions between democratic accountability with
its transparency requirements, and political secrecy, which is
typically justified on grounds of effectiveness of state action,
have become more marked and more politicised. Engaging with these
developments, the authors focus on actors' motivations in secret
politics; institutional perspectives that highlight contestation
over secrecy norms; and organisational perspectives that emphasise
the diversity of secrecy cultures. This book will be of great
interest to students, researchers and professionals of political
science and law. It was originally published as a special issue of
the journal West European Politics.
This volume presents a theory of constitutionalization as well as
comparative analyses and case studies to underscore the claim that
the European integration process itself engenders a democratic
self-healing mechanism. There exists a consensus among academics,
politicians, and the public that the European Union suffers from a
'democratic deficit'. But how can it be resolved? This book deals
with two core areas central for the development of the
liberal-democratic constitutional state: the extension of the
powers of representative assemblies and the institutionalization of
human rights. The European Union has made remarkable progress in
these two areas over the past half century. Whenever a planned step
of European integration through transfers of sovereignty threatens
to undermine domestic standards of parliamentary control and human
rights standards, political elites in the member states regularly
mobilize to counteract these developments. The proponents of the
Union's 'constitutionalization' regularly invoke democratic and
human rights norms shared by all members of the European Union to
successfully exercise moral pressure on the sceptics of further
constitutionalization. This book was previously published as a
special issue of the Journal of European Public Policy.
Previously published as a special issue of the Journal of European
Public Policy, this volume presents a theory of
constitutionalization as well as comparative analyses and case
studies to underscore the claim that the European integration
process itself engenders a democratic self-healing mechanism. There
exists a consensus among academics, politicians, and the public
that the European Union suffers from a 'democratic deficit'. But
how can it be resolved? This book deals with two core areas central
for the development of the liberal-democratic constitutional state:
the extension of the powers of representative assemblies and the
institutionalization of human rights. The European Union has made
remarkable progress in these two areas over the past half century.
Whenever a planned step of European integration through transfers
of sovereignty threatens to undermine domestic standards of
parliamentary control and human rights standards, political elites
in the member states regularly mobilize to counteract these
developments. The proponents of the Union's 'constitutionalization'
regularly invoke democratic and human rights norms shared by all
members of the European Union to successfully exercise moral
pressure on the sceptics of further constitutionalization.
The rapid proliferation of EU agencies represents one of the most
significant changes to the EU's organisational set-up in past
decades. At the same time, this development has significantly
affected regulatory policy-making in the EU. This volume assembles
the most renowned scholars in the field to address the key themes
and challenges that agency governance in the EU poses to effective
and legitimate policy-making. The first theme addresses the causes
and dynamics of the creation and design of regulatory bodies in EU
governance, focusing not only on EU agencies but also on
alternatives to the agency format, such as regulatory networks.
Second, once agencies are established, the book goes on to explore
the consequences and trajectories of agency governance. How
effective and autonomous are EU agencies? How does EU agency
governance transform existing patterns of executive governance in
the EU? Third, the book addresses the design of EU agencies as
independent, non-majoritarian institutions poses pressing questions
with a view to their legitimacy and accountability. The volume
appeals to scholars and practitioners interested in the development
and transformation of executive governance in the EU. This book was
published as a special issue of the Journal of European Public
Policy.
Far from displaying a uniform pattern, European integration varies
significantly across policy areas and individual countries. Why do
some member states choose to opt out of specific EU policies? Why
are some policies deeply integrated whereas others remain
intergovernmental? In this updated second edition, the authors
introduce the most important theoretical approaches to European
integration and apply these to the trajectories of key EU policy
areas. Arguing that no single theory offers a completely convincing
explanation of integration and differentiation in the EU, this
thought-provoking book provides a new synthesis of integration
theory and an original way of thinking about what the EU is and how
it works.
The discussion about a constitution for the European Union and its
rejection by referendum in two of the EU founding member states has
once again spurred public and scholarly interest in the democratic
quality and potential of the European Union. Debating the
Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union brings together
distinguished thinkers from law, political science, sociology, and
political philosophy to explore the potential for democratically
legitimate governance in the European Union. Drawing on different
theoretical perspectives and strands from democratic theory, this
volume is the first of its kind to overcome the present state of
fragmentation in the debate about the conditions and possible
remedies for what is often called the "democratic deficit" of the
European Union. Among the pressing questions addressed by the
contributors are: What future is there for parliamentary democracy
in the European Union? Can we observe the evolution of a European
public sphere and civil society? Can participatory democracy or
deliberative democracy pave the road for a democratically
legitimate European Union? Conversations about democracy have
engaged the public in a new way since the beginning of the Iraq
war, and this volume is the best resource for students and readers
who are interested in democracy in the European Union.
Contributions by: Rudy B. Andeweg, Katrin Auel, Arthur Benz,
Lars-Erik Cederman, Damian Chalmers, Deirdre Curtin, Donatella
Della Porta, Klaus Eder, Erik O. Eriksen, Ulrich Haltern, Hubert
Heinelt, Doug Imig, Christian Joerges, Beate Kohler-Koch,
Christopher Lord, Paul Magnette, Andreas Maurer, Jeremy Richardson,
Berthold Rittberger, Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, Michael Th. Greven,
Hans-Joerg Trenz, and Armin von Bogdandy
The discussion about a constitution for the European Union and its
rejection by referendum in two of the EU founding member states has
once again spurred public and scholarly interest in the democratic
quality and potential of the European Union. Debating the
Democratic Legitimacy of the European Union brings together
distinguished thinkers from law, political science, sociology, and
political philosophy to explore the potential for democratically
legitimate governance in the European Union. Drawing on different
theoretical perspectives and strands from democratic theory, this
volume is the first of its kind to overcome the present state of
fragmentation in the debate about the conditions and possible
remedies for what is often called the "democratic deficit" of the
European Union. Among the pressing questions addressed by the
contributors are: What future is there for parliamentary democracy
in the European Union? Can we observe the evolution of a European
public sphere and civil society? Can participatory democracy or
deliberative democracy pave the road for a democratically
legitimate European Union? Conversations about democracy have
engaged the public in a new way since the beginning of the Iraq
war, and this volume is the best resource for students and readers
who are interested in democracy in the European Union.
Contributions by: Rudy B. Andeweg, Katrin Auel, Arthur Benz,
Lars-Erik Cederman, Damian Chalmers, Deirdre Curtin, Donatella
Della Porta, Klaus Eder, Erik O. Eriksen, Ulrich Haltern, Hubert
Heinelt, Doug Imig, Christian Joerges, Beate Kohler-Koch,
Christopher Lord, Paul Magnette, Andreas Maurer, Jeremy Richardson,
Berthold Rittberger, Rainer Schmalz-Bruns, Michael Th. Greven,
Hans-Jorg Trenz, and Armin von Bogdandy"
Why have the national governments of EU member states successively
endowed the European Parliament with supervisory, budgetary, and
legislative powers over the past fifty years? Building Europe's
Parliament sheds new light on this pivotal issue, and provides a
major contribution to the study of the European Parliament.
Rittberger develops a theory of delegation to representative
institutions in international politics which combines elements of
democratic theory and different strands of institutionalist theory.
To test the plausibility of his theory, Rittberger draws on
extensive archival material and offers theory-guided, in-depth case
studies of three landmark decisions in the history of the European
Parliament: the creation of the Common Assembly of the ECSC in 1951
and the concomitant acquisition of supervisory powers vis-a-vis the
quasi-executive High Authority; the delegation of budgetary powers
following the signing of the Treaty of Luxembourg in 1970; and the
delegation of legislative powers resulting from the adoption of the
Single European Act signed in 1986. This is followed by the
charting of more recent key developments, culminating in the
adoption of the Constitutional Treaty in 2004.
The book provides a welcome addition to the literature on
institutional design by reflecting on the conditions under which
governments opt for the creation and empowerment of parliamentary
institutions in international politics. It also makes a valuable
contribution to the application of democratic theory to the study
of the European Union by demonstrating that political elites shared
the view that the new supranational polity which emerged from the
debris of World War II sufferedfrom "democratic deficit" since its
inception, thus disproving the claim that the lamented "democratic
deficit" is a recent phenomenon.
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