TY - JOUR
T1 - The European Parliament in the External Dimension of EU Counter-terrorism
T2 - More Actorness, Accountability and Oversight 10 Years on?
AU - Kaunert, Christian
AU - Leonard, Sarah
AU - Mackenzie, Alex
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force in 2009, considerably reinforced the powers of the European Parliament. This article examines towhat extent the European Parliament has become an important actor in EU counter-terrorism by focusing on the external dimension of this policy. It also analyses the impact that this potentially changing role has had on the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism. This article puts forward two inter-related claims. Firstly, the role of the European Parliament in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism has significantly grown in recent years. Following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009, the European Parliament has become a fully-fledged actor in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism. Secondly, the reinforcement of the role of the European Parliament has also led to a strengthening of both accountability and oversight in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism, although there are still some limitations in that respect.
AB - The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force in 2009, considerably reinforced the powers of the European Parliament. This article examines towhat extent the European Parliament has become an important actor in EU counter-terrorism by focusing on the external dimension of this policy. It also analyses the impact that this potentially changing role has had on the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism. This article puts forward two inter-related claims. Firstly, the role of the European Parliament in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism has significantly grown in recent years. Following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2009, the European Parliament has become a fully-fledged actor in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism. Secondly, the reinforcement of the role of the European Parliament has also led to a strengthening of both accountability and oversight in the external dimension of EU counter-terrorism, although there are still some limitations in that respect.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84924139135&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02684527.2014.988446
DO - 10.1080/02684527.2014.988446
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84924139135
SN - 0268-4527
VL - 30
SP - 357
EP - 376
JO - Intelligence and National Security
JF - Intelligence and National Security
IS - 2-3
ER -
