Evolving role of national parliaments in the European Union : Ireland as a case study, The

Cover; Half title; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Tables; Preface; The development of a role for national parliaments in the European Union; Why are we augmenting the role of national parliaments in European affairs? should we continue to do so?; A slow adaptor? Eliciting a response from the Irish parliament to European integration; The Lisbon Treaty and economic crisis: catalysts for reform of the Oireachtas role in European Union affairs; Where we stand now: an overview of the role of the Oireachtas in European Union affairs; Looking to the future: reflections on how the role of the Irish parliament in European affairs might be improved; Bibliography; Index.
The evolution in parliaments' roles, the reasons for this and the challenges that lie in wait for future progress are all considered, with Ireland's stop-start parliamentary adaptation, the role of the Lisbon Treaty and economic crises in accelerating reform carefully analysed.