Overview

This book analyses nearly 100 original interviews with Members of the European Parliament from across the European Union who were active between 1979 and 2019. These interviews, preserved in the Historical Archives of the European Union at the European University Institute, capture the memories of the MEPs about their own roles and their assessment of what the parliament achieved in developing a European parliamentary democracy in the forty years following the first direct elections. The book offers a taste of the interviews in ten chapters, each of which corresponds to a specific theme presented in the archive: choosing the parliament, working inside the parliament machine, living inside the political groups, playing a part in major moments, influencing and shaping policy, scrutinizing and holding to account, making a mark beyond the EU, communicating the work of the parliament, keeping in touch with national societies, and looking to the future.

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Author:   Alfredo De Feo ,  Michael Shackleton
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2019 ed.
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783030272128

ISBN 10:   3030272125
Pages:   159
Publication Date:   01 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introducing our Project (Alfredo De Feo and Michael Shackleton).- Chapter 2. Choosing the Parliament (Francis Jacobs).- Chapter 3. Working Inside the Parliament Machine (Gérard Laprat).- Chapter 4. Living Inside the Political Groups (Gérard Laprat).- Chapter 5. Playing a Part at Major Moments (Dietmar Nickel).- Chapter 6. Influencing and Shaping Policy (Alfredo De Feo).- Chapter 7. Scrutinising and Holding to Account (Michael Shackleton).- Chapter 8. Making a Mark Beyond the EU (Dietmar Nickel).- Chapter 9. Communicating the Work of the Parliament (Alfredo De Feo).- Chapter 10. Keeping in Touch with national Societies (Francis Jacobs).- Chapter 11. Looking to the Future (Michael Shackleton).- Chronological Glossary.- List of the Members of the European Parliament who have Contributed to the Project.- Questionnaire to Members of the European Parliament.

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Alfredo De Feo is a professor at the European College of Parma and Fellow at the European University Institute, Firenze, Italy. He is former Director of the European Parliament and has published widely on EU affairs, including The New Politics of the European Union Budget (with S. Becker and M. Bauer, 2017). Michael Shackleton is Special Professor in European Institutions at the University of Maastricht, The Netherlands, and former Head of the EP Information Office in London, UK. He has published widely on EU affairs, including co-authoring eight editions of The European Parliament.

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