TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hefftler,Claudia
TI  - The Palgrave handbook of national parliaments and the European Union
T2  - Palgrave Handbooks
SN  - 9781137289124
U1  - 328.4 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Houndmills, Basingstoke
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Legislative bodies
KW  - European Union countries
KW  - Representative government and representation
KW  - Politics and government
N2  - "The Palgrave Handbook of National Parliaments and the European Union offers a comprehensive picture of the European activities of national parliaments in all the 28 member states of the EU. In the aftermath of the Lisbon Treaty, it questions whether national legislatures do matter in European governance. With contributions from both academics and practitioners, this volume integrates the latest constitutional and legal developments as well as the consequences of the economic crisis in every country in the EU. Special emphasis is also placed on the actual parliamentary practices relating to European affairs. In addition, the volume includes some cross-sectional entries on key issues such as parliamentary administration and inter-parliamentary cooperation. By covering a large number of aspects and cases, this collection provides a unique source for assessing the degree of actual parliamentary and democratic control of the European governance at the domestic level"--
ER  -