The Organizing of the European Parliament: Committees, Specialization and Co-ordination
- 1 April 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in British Journal of Political Science
- Vol. 25 (2) , 219-243
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007123400007158
Abstract
This article addresses the issue of specialization and committee formation in the European Parliament in the light of the largely US-centred debates on these issues. Clear evidence is found of specialization of behaviour, both with regard to committee assignment and the use of parliamentary questions. This is also accompanied by a trend towards a greater role for the party groups in co-ordinating and controlling behaviour across these specializations.Keywords
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