Frennhoff Larsen, M. 2020. Parliamentary Influence Ten Years after Lisbon: EU Trade Negotiations with Japan. Journal of Common Market Studies. 58 (6), pp. 1540-1557. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13052
| Title | Parliamentary Influence Ten Years after Lisbon: EU Trade Negotiations with Japan |
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| Type | Journal article |
| Authors | Frennhoff Larsen, M. |
| Abstract | The Lisbon Treaty altered the way EU trade negotiations are conducted, by granting new powers to the European Parliament (EP), including ratification powers. Ten years after the Treaty entered into force, this article evaluates the parliamentary influence on EU trade negotiations, both in terms substantial and procedural matters, by analyzing the trade negotiations between the EU and Japan that lead to the Economic Partnership Agreement. Using an embedded two-level game approach, the paper argues that parliamentary influence has been significant, and that the EP has developed into a constructive and experienced actor. It has changed the inter-institutional dynamics, and it plays an increasingly influential role internationally through cross-table engagement with the EU's negotiating partners. In addition, EU trade negotiations are embedded in a network of past, parallel and future negotiations, which shaped the strategies of the EP, and the nature and progress of the negotiations overall. |
| Keywords | European Union, European Parliament, Trade, Negotiations, Japan, Two-Level Game |
| Journal | Journal of Common Market Studies |
| Journal citation | 58 (6), pp. 1540-1557 |
| ISSN | 0021-9886 |
| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Wiley |
| Publisher's version | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.13052 |
| Web address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jcms.13052 |
| Publication dates | |
| Published online | 11 May 2020 |
| Published in print | Nov 2020 |
| Supplemental file | License CC BY 4.0 File Access Level Open (open metadata and files) |