The European Parliament's committees [electronic resource] : national party influence and legislative empowerment / Richard Whitaker.
Series: Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies series ; 18.Publication details: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, [England] ; New York : Routledge, c2011.Description: xvii, 152 p. : illISBN:- 9780203819272
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction : studying a changing parliament -- 2. Committees and national parties in the European Parliament : responding to legislative empowerment -- 3. The development of the European Parliament's committee system : structure and turnover -- 4. Member states' and national parties' committee membership -- 5. Committee assignments at the individual level in the European Parliament -- 6. Committee leadership positions : a game of musical chairs? -- 7. Representativeness in committee contingents -- 8. Conclusions : national party influence in a committee-based parliament?
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.