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TY - JOUR
T1 - Party politics and the power to report
T2 - informational efficiency in bicameralism
AU - Finke, Daniel
AU - Han, JeongHun
PY - 2014/1/2
Y1 - 2014/1/2
N2 - The system of single rapporteurships was introduced at times when the European Parliament was trying hard to establish its powers vis-a-vis the Council of Ministers. Over the years, party politics has become increasingly important for European Union legislation. This historical development triggers the question to what extent the powers of the rapporteur depend on her partisan ties to the Council of Ministers. In order to answer this question we analyse legislative reports authored between 2004 and 2009. We argue that the rapporteur can successfully form coalitions inside the European Parliament. However, if the rapporteur's party is represented inside the Council of Ministers, she may be suspected of supporting national rather than partisan interests. Therefore, representation in the Council is a double-edged sword: rapporteurs whose parties are in government find it easier to gain information on the proceedings inside the Council, but they lose credibility with their partisan peers inside the European Parliament.
AB - The system of single rapporteurships was introduced at times when the European Parliament was trying hard to establish its powers vis-a-vis the Council of Ministers. Over the years, party politics has become increasingly important for European Union legislation. This historical development triggers the question to what extent the powers of the rapporteur depend on her partisan ties to the Council of Ministers. In order to answer this question we analyse legislative reports authored between 2004 and 2009. We argue that the rapporteur can successfully form coalitions inside the European Parliament. However, if the rapporteur's party is represented inside the Council of Ministers, she may be suspected of supporting national rather than partisan interests. Therefore, representation in the Council is a double-edged sword: rapporteurs whose parties are in government find it easier to gain information on the proceedings inside the Council, but they lose credibility with their partisan peers inside the European Parliament.
KW - Bicameralism
KW - European Parliament
KW - Council of Ministers
KW - legislative studies
KW - EUROPEAN-PARLIAMENT
KW - UNION
KW - RAPPORTEURS
KW - ALLOCATION
KW - COMMITTEES
KW - QUESTIONS
KW - OVERSIGHT
U2 - 10.1080/13501763.2013.822823
DO - 10.1080/13501763.2013.822823
M3 - Journal article
VL - 21
SP - 133
EP - 150
JO - Journal of European Public Policy
JF - Journal of European Public Policy
SN - 1350-1763
IS - 1
ER -