Game of deals: bargaining behaviour of the European Parliament in the Brexit process

BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika. Game of deals: bargaining behaviour of the European Parliament in the Brexit process. Journal of Legislative Studies. Abingdon: Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, neuveden, neuveden, p. 1-18. ISSN 1357-2334. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2023.2233202.

Basic information

• Original name: Game of deals: bargaining behaviour of the European Parliament in the Brexit process
• Authors: BRUSENBAUCH MEISLOVÁ, Monika.
• Edition: Journal of Legislative Studies, Abingdon, Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis, 2023, 1357-2334.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 50601 Political science
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 1.000 in 2022
• Organization unit: Faculty of Social Studies
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2023.2233202
• UT WoS: 001023062800001
• Keywords in English: European parliament; Brexit; Withdrawal Agreement; Trade and Cooperation Agreement;bargaining strategies; rational institutionalism
• Tags: online first
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

The article provides an in-depth analysis of the various bargaining strategiesthat the European Parliament (EP) used to leverage its influence over thenegotiations of the Withdrawal Agreement and the Trade and CooperationAgreement. More specifically, it focuses onfive bargaining self-empowermentstrategies (obstructing, movingfirst, issue-linking, allying with other actors,and mobilising public opinion), elucidating if, how and to what extent the EPwas using these strategies vis-à-vis the Brexit process. Conceptually, thearticle rests on the theory of bargaining-based rational institutionalism. Theanalysis covers almost afive year period, from the announcement of the in/out referendum results on 24 June 2016 until 27 April 2021 when the EPconsented to the conclusion of the TCA. The data used for the analysis comefrom a number of sources, including 17 original interviews and emailcommunications with MEPs.

Links

• GA23-05958S, research and development project: Name: Sebelegitimizační praktiky institucí EU v době permanentní krize: diskurzivní perspektiva

Investor: Czech Science Foundation, Self-Legitimation Practices of EU Institutions in an Age of Permanent Emergency: A Discursive Perspective