Parliamentary Dimensions of Regionalization and Globalization: The Role of Inter-Parliamentary Institutions

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-19
International Parliamentary Institutions: A Research Agenda....Pages 20-41
Front Matter....Pages 43-43
The Role of the European Parliament in Europe’s Integration and Parliamentarization Process....Pages 45-69
The MERCOSUR Parliament: A Challenging Position between Late Institutionalization and Early Stalemate....Pages 70-88
The Brazilian Parliamentary Delegation to MERCOSUR: Its Functions in the Brazilian National Congress....Pages 89-105
Front Matter....Pages 107-107
Integration Parliaments in Latin America: The Cases of Parlandino and Parlacen....Pages 109-125
The Baltic Sea Region as a Laboratory for Inter-parliamentary “Dialogue”....Pages 126-148
African Regional Parliaments: Legislatures without Legislative Powers....Pages 149-165
Participation without Democratization: The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) and ASEAN’s Regional Corporatism....Pages 166-186
Front Matter....Pages 187-187
Talking Shop or Relevant Actor: The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly....Pages 189-210
The Origins, Structures and Functions of the Euro-Mediterranean and Euro-Latin American Inter-parliamentary Assemblies....Pages 211-231
Conclusions....Pages 231-245
Back Matter....Pages 246-270