At the core of the following thesis lies the idea that the recent European Union (EU) enlargement cannot be explained fully unless greater attention is paid to the institutional context in which decision making on the ...
In this paper, I re-assess the co-decision legislative procedure introduced by the Maastricht Treaty on European Union. Specifically, I examine the dispute as to whether co-decision enhanced or diminished the European ...
The European Parliament (EP) has been on the move during the last ten to fteen years: literally, in that thanks to certain national governments it continues the bizarre monthly shuttle between Strasbourg and Brussels, but ...
Europe has possessed an elected, representative institution for almost thirty years. There are several reasons why this can be considered important. For some, the existence of the European Parliament (EP) has been a powerful ...
The European Union (EU) has declared its European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) operational. It has put the institutional structures in place to manage the political aspects of security and defence policy and the ...
Despite considerable advances in methods to examine leaders' personal characteristics using at–a–distance assessment, few studies have applied such techniques outside of the national level. This study reveals that such ...
This paper examines voting behaviour in the inaugural election to the National Assembly for Wales (NAW), held in May 1999. We address two questions: (i) why did the election produce a ‘quiet earthquake’ in Welsh electoral ...
In his photographs of children in displaced persons' camps, Salgado takes each subject seriously. His images dis-place us through their dignity and presence. We are no longer spectators but engaged: each gaze demands a ...