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Euroscepticism and the Early Warning System

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ID6282276
AuthorsMartijn Huysmans (0000-0002-8431-1396, Utrecht University, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume57
Issue3
Pages431-447
Publication date2019-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcms.12809
OpenAlexW2902712867
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited33

With the Treaty of Lisbon, national Parliaments obtained a direct role in the legislative process of the European Union (EU). When the Commission releases a legislative proposal, each national Parliament has eight weeks to issue a Reasoned Opinion stating that the draft violates the EU principle of subsidiarity if they wish to do so. This article provides context on this so‐called Early Warning System (EWS), and then studies empirically when national Parliaments issue Reasoned Opinions under the EWS. A within‐between panel regression covering all 28 EU countries for 2010–16 leads to novel findings on the issuance of Reasoned Opinions. In particular, there is no robust statistical evidence that variations in public attitudinal euroscepticism in a country affect the number of Reasoned Opinions issued by its Parliament. In contrast, electoral euroscepticism as measured by the election of eurosceptic Parliaments is found to have a strongly significant across‐country effect on the number of Reasoned Opinions

Business · Context (archaeology · European integration · European union · International trade · Legislative process · Legislature · Maastricht Treaty · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Subsidiarity · Treaty · Economic Policies and Impacts · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Public Administration

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Unique citing works13
Citations per year2,17
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 13

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