{"product_id":"9783032248657","title":"Inside the Engine Room of the European Parliament Consensus, Cohesion and Coherence in the Committees of the European Parliament","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Future of Europe\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eInside the Engine Room of the European Parliament\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConsensus, Cohesion and Coherence in the Committees of the European Parliament\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMoritz Felix Wiesenthal\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ World \/ European\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 15.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: DE;\"\u003eParliamentary committees play a decisive role in lawmaking, yet their internal dynamics remain largely unexplored in political science - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eparticularly when it comes to voting behavior. This book breaks new ground by systematically analyzing committee-level voting in the European Parliament (EP), drawing on an original dataset that covers the EP’s 8th legislative term (2014 - 2019). It offers the first comprehensive empirical assessment of how consensus, cohesion and coherence emerge within committees and how these dynamics shape legislative outcomes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eThrough rigorous analysis, the book reveals how internal committee decisions influence the EP’s institutional role, legislative efficiency, and democratic legitimacy. It situates the EP—characterized by strong committees and exceptional transparency—within comparative parliamentary research and uses it as a lens to explore broader questions of legislative governance within the European Union and beyond. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003eBy linking empirical findings to key theoretical debates, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of legislative behavior, institutional negotiation, and the evolving nature of parliamentary democracy. As such, it is an essential resource for scholars of EU politics, legislative studies, and institutional theory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003eDr. Moritz F. Wiesenthal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;\"\u003e holds a PhD in International and European Politics and currently serves as policy advisor at the European Affairs Department of the State Chancellery of Lower Saxony (Germany).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer Nature Switzerland\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpringer\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9783032248657\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e271\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46920417476748,"sku":"9783032248657","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032248657.jpg?v=1781061451","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032248657","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}