Rik De Ruiter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4378433 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rik De Ruiter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rik |
| FAMILY NAME | De Ruiter |
| SIGNATURE | DE RUITER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Leiden University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
A normalization of democratic oversight in times of crisis? A comparison of national parliaments handling of major European Council negotiations
This paper investigates the extent to which national parliaments hold heads of state and government accountable for European Council (EUCO) priority-setting during major crises. The findings of the quantitative analysis of over 1000 interventions by MPs in plenary debates in the Italian and Dutch Lower Houses on major crises and EU legislative proposals during the period 2010–2025 indicate that when it comes to how EUCO negotiations are handled b…
An accountability deficit? Holding transgovernmental networks to account
International cooperation in networks between national civil servants is often judged necessary to address global policy challenges. The civil servants cooperating with each other in these transgovernmental networks (TGNs), are often employed by national agencies that are not part of a ministry. It is therefore assumed in the literature that participating in a TGN renders account giving to a political forum difficult. We offer in this paper a sta…
Subsidiarity watchdogs and the kennel of trilogues: When do they bark? The role of National Parliaments in trilogue negotiations
Since the Lisbon Treaty National Parliaments (NPs) can play a formal role in the Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP). One of the complexities of this legislative process is that the formal decisions are pre-negotiated in informal trilogues between the Council, the European Parliament (EP) and the European Commission. NPs have no role to play in trilogues, and have difficulties accessing information discussed in trilogue meetings, hindering MPs t…
Scrutiny by means of debate: The Dutch parliamentary debate about the Banking Union
Is parliamentary attention to the EU strongest when it is needed the most? National parliaments and the selective debate of EU policies
When do parliaments debate European Union policies? Normative arguments suggest that debates enhance government accountability. Others warn of government bias, declining debate near elections, and parties avoiding Eurosceptic publics. Our conclusions are more differentiated. We argue that rank-and-file parliamentarians rather than leaders initiate debates. Political incentives guide their debate selection towards salient policies in the countries…
Understanding media attention paid to negotiations on EU legislative acts: A cross-national study of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
Explaining cross-national policy diffusion in national parliaments: A longitudinal case study of plenary debates in the Dutch parliament
Houses of Abstention or Houses of Reflection? Upper Houses in EU Member States and the Ex ante Scrutiny of EU Legislation
Scholars interested in the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process hardly paid attention to the differences in scrutiny between Upper Houses of EU member states. It is hypothesized in this article that structural differences between bicameral systems can explain differences between Upper Houses in scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. The hypotheses are assessed with a qualitative content analysis of parliamentary debates in th…
Public Parliamentary Activities and Open Methods of Coordination
2014). Public Parliamentary Activities and Open Methods of Coordination. The Journal of Legislative Studies: Vol. 20, Connecting with the Electorate? Parliamentary Communication in EU Affairs, pp. 62-77
Under the radar? National parliaments and the ordinary legislative procedure in the European Union
This study aims to bring together insights from scholars working on the ordinary legislative procedure with research on national parliaments and European Union (EU) affairs. It is assumed that members of national parliaments – when choosing directives in negotiation at the EU level in need of scrutiny – are confronted with variation in information processing costs, as well as in benefits in terms of policy influence and votes. Hypotheses are form…
Full disclosure? The Open Method of Coordination, parliamentary debates and media coverage
This article answers the question of which EU-level characteristics of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) are most likely to result in pressure on national governments to reconsider their policies as a result of OMC-related parliamentary activities and media coverage. On the basis of interviews with European Commission officials and an analysis of parliamentary debates in committee meetings and newspaper coverage on six OMCs in the United King…
The National Parliamentary Arena and Methods of Open Coordination: Explaining the Frequency of OMC-related Executive-legislature Interactions
This article tests the importance of different factors for the frequency with which information from open methods of coordination (OMCs) is used in parliamentary debates. Previous research has shown that OMCs provide the executive and the legislature with information on best and worst national policy practices, enabling them to adopt different strategies. First, a national government can fame its own policies with the use of information from OMCs…
Variations on a Theme. Governing the Knowledge‐Based Society in the EU through Methods of Open Coordination in Education and R&D
This article focuses on one of the more elaborate new modes of governance in function in the EU context — the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) — and examines its varying degree of institutionalization on policy fields. Three explanations for differences in institutionalization of OMCs are tested through a comparative study of two OMCs adopted in policy fields related with the knowledge‐based society theme. The empirical findings indicate that th…
Out of Reach? Parliamentary Control of EU Affairs in the Netherlands and the UK
The role of national parliaments in european integration is a topical issue in current political and academic debates. This article aims to contribute to these debates by formulating three hypotheses on the differences in parliamentary scrutiny between member states. It is hypothesised that due to differences in the structure of political systems, the british and dutch upper and lower house hold their respective governments to account in differen…
EU soft law and the functioning of representative democracy: The use of methods of open co-ordination by Dutch and British parliamentarians
The Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) promises to involve a broad range of actors, including members of national parliaments. Several scholars showed that the OMC breaks this promise by affecting the national policy-making process outside of the control of national parliaments. However, this finding can be called into question; scholars drew heavily on anecdotal evidence and did not take sufficiently into account differences between OMCs and mem…
Europe in the Global Age
Developing Multilateral Surveillance Tools in the EU
The development of the infrastructure of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) is an unaddressed topic in scholarly debates. On the basis of secondary literature on the European Employment Strategy, it is hypothesised that a conflict between an incentive and reluctance to act on the EU level on the side of member states limits the choice for a policy instrument to the OMC, and is a driving force behind the development of its infrastructure. From …
Under the radar? National parliaments and the ordinary legislative procedure in the European Union
This study aims to bring together insights from scholars working on the ordinary legislative procedure with research on national parliaments and European Union (EU) affairs. It is assumed that members of national parliaments – when choosing directives in negotiation at the EU level in need of scrutiny – are confronted with variation in information processing costs, as well as in benefits in terms of policy influence and votes. Hypotheses are form…
Is parliamentary attention to the EU strongest when it is needed the most? National parliaments and the selective debate of EU policies
When do parliaments debate European Union policies? Normative arguments suggest that debates enhance government accountability. Others warn of government bias, declining debate near elections, and parties avoiding Eurosceptic publics. Our conclusions are more differentiated. We argue that rank-and-file parliamentarians rather than leaders initiate debates. Political incentives guide their debate selection towards salient policies in the countries…
EU soft law and the functioning of representative democracy: The use of methods of open co-ordination by Dutch and British parliamentarians
The Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) promises to involve a broad range of actors, including members of national parliaments. Several scholars showed that the OMC breaks this promise by affecting the national policy-making process outside of the control of national parliaments. However, this finding can be called into question; scholars drew heavily on anecdotal evidence and did not take sufficiently into account differences between OMCs and mem…
Out of Reach? Parliamentary Control of EU Affairs in the Netherlands and the UK
The role of national parliaments in european integration is a topical issue in current political and academic debates. This article aims to contribute to these debates by formulating three hypotheses on the differences in parliamentary scrutiny between member states. It is hypothesised that due to differences in the structure of political systems, the british and dutch upper and lower house hold their respective governments to account in differen…
Full disclosure? The Open Method of Coordination, parliamentary debates and media coverage
This article answers the question of which EU-level characteristics of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) are most likely to result in pressure on national governments to reconsider their policies as a result of OMC-related parliamentary activities and media coverage. On the basis of interviews with European Commission officials and an analysis of parliamentary debates in committee meetings and newspaper coverage on six OMCs in the United King…
Understanding media attention paid to negotiations on EU legislative acts: A cross-national study of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
Variations on a Theme. Governing the Knowledge‐Based Society in the EU through Methods of Open Coordination in Education and R&D
This article focuses on one of the more elaborate new modes of governance in function in the EU context — the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) — and examines its varying degree of institutionalization on policy fields. Three explanations for differences in institutionalization of OMCs are tested through a comparative study of two OMCs adopted in policy fields related with the knowledge‐based society theme. The empirical findings indicate that th…
Developing Multilateral Surveillance Tools in the EU
The development of the infrastructure of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) is an unaddressed topic in scholarly debates. On the basis of secondary literature on the European Employment Strategy, it is hypothesised that a conflict between an incentive and reluctance to act on the EU level on the side of member states limits the choice for a policy instrument to the OMC, and is a driving force behind the development of its infrastructure. From …
Scrutiny by means of debate: The Dutch parliamentary debate about the Banking Union
Public Parliamentary Activities and Open Methods of Coordination
2014). Public Parliamentary Activities and Open Methods of Coordination. The Journal of Legislative Studies: Vol. 20, Connecting with the Electorate? Parliamentary Communication in EU Affairs, pp. 62-77
An accountability deficit? Holding transgovernmental networks to account
International cooperation in networks between national civil servants is often judged necessary to address global policy challenges. The civil servants cooperating with each other in these transgovernmental networks (TGNs), are often employed by national agencies that are not part of a ministry. It is therefore assumed in the literature that participating in a TGN renders account giving to a political forum difficult. We offer in this paper a sta…
Explaining cross-national policy diffusion in national parliaments: A longitudinal case study of plenary debates in the Dutch parliament
Houses of Abstention or Houses of Reflection? Upper Houses in EU Member States and the Ex ante Scrutiny of EU Legislation
Scholars interested in the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process hardly paid attention to the differences in scrutiny between Upper Houses of EU member states. It is hypothesized in this article that structural differences between bicameral systems can explain differences between Upper Houses in scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. The hypotheses are assessed with a qualitative content analysis of parliamentary debates in th…
The National Parliamentary Arena and Methods of Open Coordination: Explaining the Frequency of OMC-related Executive-legislature Interactions
This article tests the importance of different factors for the frequency with which information from open methods of coordination (OMCs) is used in parliamentary debates. Previous research has shown that OMCs provide the executive and the legislature with information on best and worst national policy practices, enabling them to adopt different strategies. First, a national government can fame its own policies with the use of information from OMCs…
Developing Multilateral Surveillance Tools in the EU
The development of the infrastructure of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) is an unaddressed topic in scholarly debates. On the basis of secondary literature on the European Employment Strategy, it is hypothesised that a conflict between an incentive and reluctance to act on the EU level on the side of member states limits the choice for a policy instrument to the OMC, and is a driving force behind the development of its infrastructure. From …
Europe in the Global Age
Variations on a Theme. Governing the Knowledge‐Based Society in the EU through Methods of Open Coordination in Education and R&D
This article focuses on one of the more elaborate new modes of governance in function in the EU context — the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) — and examines its varying degree of institutionalization on policy fields. Three explanations for differences in institutionalization of OMCs are tested through a comparative study of two OMCs adopted in policy fields related with the knowledge‐based society theme. The empirical findings indicate that th…
Out of Reach? Parliamentary Control of EU Affairs in the Netherlands and the UK
The role of national parliaments in european integration is a topical issue in current political and academic debates. This article aims to contribute to these debates by formulating three hypotheses on the differences in parliamentary scrutiny between member states. It is hypothesised that due to differences in the structure of political systems, the british and dutch upper and lower house hold their respective governments to account in differen…
EU soft law and the functioning of representative democracy: The use of methods of open co-ordination by Dutch and British parliamentarians
The Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) promises to involve a broad range of actors, including members of national parliaments. Several scholars showed that the OMC breaks this promise by affecting the national policy-making process outside of the control of national parliaments. However, this finding can be called into question; scholars drew heavily on anecdotal evidence and did not take sufficiently into account differences between OMCs and mem…
The National Parliamentary Arena and Methods of Open Coordination: Explaining the Frequency of OMC-related Executive-legislature Interactions
This article tests the importance of different factors for the frequency with which information from open methods of coordination (OMCs) is used in parliamentary debates. Previous research has shown that OMCs provide the executive and the legislature with information on best and worst national policy practices, enabling them to adopt different strategies. First, a national government can fame its own policies with the use of information from OMCs…
Under the radar? National parliaments and the ordinary legislative procedure in the European Union
This study aims to bring together insights from scholars working on the ordinary legislative procedure with research on national parliaments and European Union (EU) affairs. It is assumed that members of national parliaments – when choosing directives in negotiation at the EU level in need of scrutiny – are confronted with variation in information processing costs, as well as in benefits in terms of policy influence and votes. Hypotheses are form…
Full disclosure? The Open Method of Coordination, parliamentary debates and media coverage
This article answers the question of which EU-level characteristics of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) are most likely to result in pressure on national governments to reconsider their policies as a result of OMC-related parliamentary activities and media coverage. On the basis of interviews with European Commission officials and an analysis of parliamentary debates in committee meetings and newspaper coverage on six OMCs in the United King…
Public Parliamentary Activities and Open Methods of Coordination
2014). Public Parliamentary Activities and Open Methods of Coordination. The Journal of Legislative Studies: Vol. 20, Connecting with the Electorate? Parliamentary Communication in EU Affairs, pp. 62-77
Houses of Abstention or Houses of Reflection? Upper Houses in EU Member States and the Ex ante Scrutiny of EU Legislation
Scholars interested in the role of national parliaments in the EU legislative process hardly paid attention to the differences in scrutiny between Upper Houses of EU member states. It is hypothesized in this article that structural differences between bicameral systems can explain differences between Upper Houses in scrutiny of EU legislative proposals. The hypotheses are assessed with a qualitative content analysis of parliamentary debates in th…
Understanding media attention paid to negotiations on EU legislative acts: A cross-national study of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
Explaining cross-national policy diffusion in national parliaments: A longitudinal case study of plenary debates in the Dutch parliament
Is parliamentary attention to the EU strongest when it is needed the most? National parliaments and the selective debate of EU policies
When do parliaments debate European Union policies? Normative arguments suggest that debates enhance government accountability. Others warn of government bias, declining debate near elections, and parties avoiding Eurosceptic publics. Our conclusions are more differentiated. We argue that rank-and-file parliamentarians rather than leaders initiate debates. Political incentives guide their debate selection towards salient policies in the countries…
Scrutiny by means of debate: The Dutch parliamentary debate about the Banking Union
Subsidiarity watchdogs and the kennel of trilogues: When do they bark? The role of National Parliaments in trilogue negotiations
Since the Lisbon Treaty National Parliaments (NPs) can play a formal role in the Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP). One of the complexities of this legislative process is that the formal decisions are pre-negotiated in informal trilogues between the Council, the European Parliament (EP) and the European Commission. NPs have no role to play in trilogues, and have difficulties accessing information discussed in trilogue meetings, hindering MPs t…
An accountability deficit? Holding transgovernmental networks to account
International cooperation in networks between national civil servants is often judged necessary to address global policy challenges. The civil servants cooperating with each other in these transgovernmental networks (TGNs), are often employed by national agencies that are not part of a ministry. It is therefore assumed in the literature that participating in a TGN renders account giving to a political forum difficult. We offer in this paper a sta…
A normalization of democratic oversight in times of crisis? A comparison of national parliaments handling of major European Council negotiations
This paper investigates the extent to which national parliaments hold heads of state and government accountable for European Council (EUCO) priority-setting during major crises. The findings of the quantitative analysis of over 1000 interventions by MPs in plenary debates in the Italian and Dutch Lower Houses on major crises and EU legislative proposals during the period 2010–2025 indicate that when it comes to how EUCO negotiations are handled b…
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