Moulonguet, Matthieu (2016) What drives the European Parliament? The Case of the General Data Protection Regulation. Bruges Political Research Papers 47/2015. [Policy Paper]
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Abstract
This paper evaluates which factors influence the European Parliament’s decision-making, based on a case study: the 2012 proposal for a General Data Protection Regulation. Following a ‘competitive testing’ approach, six different hypotheses are successively challenged in order to explain why the EP adopted a fundamental rights- oriented position. The first three factors relate to the internal organization of the EP’s work, i.e. the role played by the lead committee, by the rapporteur and by secretariat officials. The last three factors are external-related, i.e. lobbying activities, outside events and institutional considerations. Based on the empirical findings, it is argued that even though the EP’s position is due to a range of various factors, some of them prove to be more relevant than others, in particular the rapporteur and lead committee’s roles. New institutionalism theories also provide a comprehensive explanation for the EP’s willingness to achieve a fundamental rights oriented outcome.
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Item Type: | Policy Paper |
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Subjects for non-EU documents: | EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > Third Pillar/JHA/PJCC/AFSJ > data protection EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > European Parliament EU policies and themes > EU institutions & developments > institutional development/policy > general EU policies and themes > Policies & related activities > lobbying/interest representation |
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EU Annual Reports: | UNSPECIFIED |
Series: | Series > College of Europe (Brugge) > Bruges Political Research Papers |
Depositing User: | Phil Wilkin |
Official EU Document: | No |
Language: | English |
Date Deposited: | 22 Mar 2016 11:30 |
Number of Pages: | 45 |
Last Modified: | 23 Mar 2016 09:00 |
URI: | http://aei.pitt.edu/id/eprint/73651 |
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