At the Origins of Parliamentary Europe

Kari Palonen is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

Kari Palonens Werk leistet einen wichtigen und innovativen Beitrag zur konzeptionellen Historiografie europäischer Politik und Governance. Palonen verhilft uns damit zu einem besseren Verständnis der demokratischen und parlamentarischen Grundpfeiler, die der institutionalisierten europäischen Einigung in den 1950er-Jahren nahezu und Jahrzehnte später in Teilen tatsächlich gegeben wurden.Mechthild Roos, pw – Portal für Politikwissenschaft

• 1 A momentum of double politicisation1.1 A parliamentary alternative for European integration1.2 The Ad Hoc Assembly1.3 Politicisation as a perspective on Europeanisation1.4 Supranational politicisation1.5 Parliamentary politicisation1.6 Research agenda and practices of analysis1.7 Plan of the book and acknowledgements2 Parliament in post-war European projects2.1 Post-war pro-European projects2.2 The Hague Congress2.2.1 The ‘Political Report’ and the ‘Political Resolution’2.2.2 ‘European Deliberative Assembly’2.3 ‘European Parliamentary Union’2.4 A professorial draft for the European Constitution3 The Council of Europe3.1 The Concept of Europe in the Treaty of London3.2 The Consultative Assembly3.3 A federalist critique: André Philip3.4 Committee plans for supranationalism4 European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)4.1 From the Schuman Declaration to the ECSC4.2 The Paris Treaty4.2.1 The High Authority4.2.2 The Common Assembly4.2.3 The Council of Ministers4.3 The Common Assembly plenum in September 19524.3.1 Opening declarations4.3.2 The Rules of procedure4.3.3 Parliamentary powers of the Common Assembly5 Setting up the Ad Hoc Assembly5.1 The political impulse5.2 Remarks on studies on the Ad Hoc Assembly5.3 The Ad Hoc Assembly debate in the Common Assembly5.4 Constitution-writing by parliamentarians5.5 The members of the Ad Hoc Assembly5.6 The organisation of the Ad Hoc Assembly5.7 The Ad Hoc Assembly as a parliamentary institution6 The Politics of Naming6.1 Naming rhetoric6.2 Naming disputes6.2.1 European Political Community6.2.2 Self-naming of the Ad Hoc Assembly6.2.3 European Parliament6.3 Naming the polity7 A supranational polity7.1 A colourful conceptual history7.2 Supranationalism in early European integration7.3 Supranationalism in the Ad Hoc Assembly7.3.1 Against nationalism7.3.2 Supranationalism vs. intergovernmentalism7.3.3 The delegation paradigm7.3.4 The parliamentary condition7.3.5 Europeanisation as freedom from dependence7.4 Supranational policies7.4.1 Economic policies7.4.2 Foreign policy7.4.3 Full and associated members7.5 Supranational politicisation8 The European Parliament8.1 Histories of parliamentarisation8.2 The Parliament of the Community8.2.1 The organisation of Parliament8.2.2 The bicameral system8.2.3 Legislation and initiative8.3 The Peoples’ Chamber8.3.1 Direct elections8.3.2 Proportional or majority representation8.3.3 The distribution of seats8.4 The Senate8.4.1 A parliamentary chamber8.4.2 Parity or balancing of seats8.4.3 Membership and term length8.5 Towards a supranational parliament9 The European government9.1 Council of National Ministers9.2 The European Executive Council9.2.1 Composition, powers, activity9.2.2 Election and parliamentary responsibility9.3 A draft for a European parliamentary government10 Towards a supranational and parliamentary Europe10.1 Parliamentary virtues of the Ad Hoc Assembly10.2 Proposals for empowering the Parliament10.2.1 The Vedel Report10.2.2 The Spinelli Project10.3 The legacy of the Ad Hoc AssemblyReferencesIndex of actorsIndex of concepts