Search results for "european parliament"

Il diritto di voto secondo la Corte europea dei diritti dell'uomo e secondo la Corte comunitaria

2007

By two judgments of 12 september 2006 (Kingdom of Spain v. United Kingdom and Eman, Sevinger v. College van burgemeester en wethouders van Den Haag), the Court of Justice of the European Communities found that the provisions of the EC Treaty “contain no rule defining expressly and precisely who are to be entitled to the right to vote and stand as a candidate for the European Parliament”. As a con- senquence, in the current state of community law, the definition of these persons “falls within the competence of each Member State”. The Court pointed out that in the exercise of their competence Member States may not act contrary to EC law and in particular to the principle of equal treatment or…

This time it’s different? Effects of the Eurovision Debate on young citizens’ and its consequence for EU democracy – evidence from a quasi-experiment…

2017

For the very first time in EU history, the 2014 EP elections provided citizens with the opportunity to influence the nomination of the Commission President by casting a vote for the main Europarties’ ‘lead candidates’. By subjecting the position of the Commission President to an open political contest, many experts have formulated the expectation that heightened political competition would strengthen the weak electoral connection between EU citizens and EU legislators, which some consider a root cause for the EU’s lack of public support. In particular, this contest was on display in the so-called ‘Eurovision Debate’, a televised debate between the main contenders for the Commission Presiden…

Voters’ preferences and electoral systems: the EuroVotePlus experiment in Italy

2016

Motivated by the need to understand voting behaviour under different electoral rules, Laslier et al. (Eur Union Polit, 16(4):601–615, 2015) have conducted an online experiment, the EuroVotePlus experiment, focusing on the effects of the different rules adopted to elect members of the European parliament on voters’ behaviour. The experiment took place in several European countries in the 3 weeks before the 2014 elections for the European Parliament. This paper focuses on the Italian data. Firstly, we show that the behaviour of Italian respondents is consistent with the empirical findings at the European level. Then, we exploit the change from open list to closed list elections implemented in…

Transnational Social Fields

2018

This chapter excavates Bourdieu’s theoretical insights concerning political sociology to develop a theory of transnational structuration processes. The early Bourdieu implicitly imagined the state as a nationally bounded actor. Only later in his career did he begin to grapple with issues such as globalization, transnationalism, and neoliberalism; and it is this later germ of ideas that this chapter develops. Transnational social fields, this chapter argues, are not reducible to institutional or organizational structures. They require a more holistic analysis of institutions and their underpinnings. To provide an example of how Bourdieu’s political sociology can be extended to transnational …

EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ‒ SHAPING THE NOTION OF EUROPEAN CITIZENSHIP

2017

Abstract This study supports topical discussion about the possibilities to use social media as a tool for citizen involvement in democratic processes. Contemporary academic views and statistics on the use of social media for communication between institutions and citizens are gathered in the study. The research focus is on social media publications, analysing the content of four European Parliament’s social media accounts in Latvian during the period from 1 July 2015 to 31 December 2015. The aim of the research is to identify the potential of the information published on European Parliament’s social media accounts in shaping the European citizenship notion among youth in Latvia. The conclus…

What is intercultural communication competence in the context of the European Parliament? : perceptions about the required intercultural skills from …

2005

Debating Europe: Effects of the “Eurovision Debate” on EU Attitudes of Young German Voters and the Moderating Role Played by Political Involvement

2016

In the run-up to the elections to the European Parliament in 2014, EU citizens had the unprecedented opportunity to watch televised debates between the candidates running for president of the European Commission. The most important debate was the so-called "Eurovision debate", which was broadcasted in almost all EU member states. In this study we explore the responses of a sample of 110 young German voters, who watched this debate, to the candidates' messages and whether exposure to the debate caused a shift in the respondents' attitudes towards the EU. Combining data from a quasi-experiment, real-time response data, and data from a content analysis of the debate, we find that respondents' …

Eiropas Parlamenta preses relīžu par mazās uzņēmējdarbības stāvokli Eiropas Savienībā stilistiskā analīze

2022

Eiropas Parlaments (EP) ir viena no svarīgākajām lēmējinstitūcijām Eiropas Savienībā. EP plenārsēdēs pieņemtie lēmumi tiek īsi apkopoti preses relīzēs. Šī pētījuma mērķis ir veikt stilistisko analīzi EP preses relīzēm par mazo uzņēmējdarbību, tā kā tai ir īpaši svarīga loma ekonomikā. Galvenās pētniecības metodes ir žanra analīze un stilistiskā analīze. Šis pētījums atklāj EP preses relīžu tipiskās leksiskās, gramatiskās un figurālās iezīmes un definē preses relīzes kā žanru. Tiek secināts, ka EP preses relīžu teikumi ir gari un pakārtoti, un tajos ir ievērojams skaits īpašvārdu, klasificējošo īpašības vārdu, viena vārda leksisko darbības vārdu, abreviatūru un metonīmiju.

Mitä odottaa uuden europarlamentin ulkopolitiikalta?

2019

Euroopan unionin on määriteltävä roolinsa ja yhtenäinen politiikkansa yhä monimutkaisemmassa maailmassa. Transatlanttisten suhteiden tulevaisuus, brexitin vaikutus EU:n ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikkaan ja vastaaminen globaaleihin kysymyksiin kuten ilmastonmuutokseen ovat tulevankin EU:n parlamentin agendalla. nonPeerReviewed

The parliamentarization of the common agricultural policy and its role as a global actor

2018

The entrance of the European Parliament (EP) in the decision-making process of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) did not signify a great reform of this policy. Even though some advancement was made and the role of the EP was recognizable, the parliamentarization of the CAP was mostly based on micro-level amendments. Therefore, one can assume that the EP missed this opportune moment of the post Lisbon treaty era and did not use it to its full extent. Despite this, the CAP is still a recognizable and influent foreign policy mechanism enhancing the role of the EU as a global actor. nonPeerReviewed