Defining and explaining the autonomy of Austrian, Belgian and German executives in the Council of the European Union vis-à-vis their domestic parliaments : an outcome oriented, case specific and qualitative comparative analysis

This doctoral dissertation examines from a comparative perspective, the negotiation autonomy of Austrian Belgian and German federal executives in the Council of the European Union vis-à-vis their domestic parliaments. In particular, it aims at explaining to what extent, how and why regional and national parliamentary actors scrutinise EU decision-making processes, as well as the consequences on the negotiation autonomy of federal executives. This thesis presents original empirical data on four legislative decision-making processes (period 2009-2014) in the environmental policy field, a compe... Mehr ...