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SUMMARY:The role of national parliaments in post-Lisbon Europe - Dr Julie 
 Smith\, Senior Lecturer\, POLIS\, University of Cambridge
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CONTACT:Elif Cetin
DESCRIPTION:The role of national parliaments in European integration is a 
 topical issue in current political and academic debates. Within the politi
 cal debate this is exemplified by the fact that national parliaments were 
 given further opportunities to influence EU decision-making via the Lisbon
  Treaty. Very little research has been done on the question of how institu
 tional reforms and legal stipulations actually impact on the role of natio
 nal parliaments within the political process. This project seeks to fill t
 his gap\, gathering data on parliamentary involvement in EU Affairs across
  all 27 Member States\, as well as conducting in-depth research on specifi
 c issues such as the legislative performance of national parliaments and t
 he role of parliamentary administrations. Moreover the stipulations enshri
 ned in the Lisbon Treaty on national parliaments will be put to the test. 
 These more empirical insights will feed into the more normative and very t
 opical debate on the status of national parliaments in the quest of overco
 ming problems of democratic legitimacy within the EU system of governance.
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LOCATION:Seminar Room B\, 17 Mill Lane
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