The course will combine some of the theories regarding Parliaments and Parliamentarism (first part) with some of the current practices of representative democracy (second part). Especially in the second part, the focus will be on the Parliaments of the European Union and its Member States. The two parts are strictly intertwined: the class (in the morning) is devoted to the analysis of the readings, while the seminar (in the same afternoon) is dedicated to some legal texts, often in a comparative perspective. The methodologies of the course are multiple: readings of Legal Theory, Constitutional Law, Political Science and Political Philosophy are proposed to the students and the seminars follow mainly a Comparative Constitutional Law methodology (also with attention to parliamentary practice, whenever possible). Nicola Lupo is Visiting Professor at Uppsala in August-September 2017, in a bilateral exchange with LUISS University of Rome. The course is reserved for PhD candidates and masters students. To register, please contact Rysiek Sliwinski: tel. 018/4717351 email: Rysiek.Sliwinski@filosofi.uu.se

Monday 28th August at 10-12 Lecture 1 Eng2-1023

The Functions of Parliaments Readings:

W. Bagehot, The English Constitution, chapter 4 (“The House of Commons”) A. Kreppel, ‘Legislatures’, in D. Caramani (ed.), Comparative Politics, 4th ed. OUP 2017

Monday 28th August 14-16 Seminar 1 Eng2-1023

The Functions of Parliaments Provisions in contemporary Constitutions (and in the Treaty on European Union)

attributing powers to Parliaments

Tuesday 29th August 10-12 Lecture 2 Eng2-1023 Parliamentary Rules of Procedure

Readings: J. Bentham, Essay on Political Tactics, chapter VI “On the mode of proceeding in a political assembly”

T. Jefferson, Manual of Parliamentary Practice

Tuesday 29th August 14-16 Seminar 2 Eng2-1023 Parliamentary Rules of Procedure

Examples of parliamentary rules regarding votes on motions, bills and amendments. The practice of maxi-amendments.

Wednesday 30th August 10-12 Lecture 3 Eng2-1025 Parliamentary Decision-Making: Committees and Agenda-Setting

Readings: G. Sartori, ‘Will Democracy Kill Democracy? Decision-Making by Majorities and by Committees’, in Government and

Opposition, April 1975, pp. 131-158. G. Tsebelis, Veto Players. How Political Institutions Work, Princeton Univ. Press 2001

chapter 4 “Governments and Parliaments”

Wednesday 30th August 14-16 Seminar 3 Eng2-0026 Parliamentary Decision-Making: Committees and Agenda-Setting

Analysis of contemporary committee systems in the UK, France, Italy, European Parliament and some procedures for parliamentary agenda-setting

Thursday 31st August 10-12 Lecture 4 Eng2-1025

Parliamentarism and Constitutionalism Readings:

H. Kelsen, The Essence and Value of Democracy (ed. N. Urbinati & C. Invernizzi Accetti; trans. by B. Graf), pp. 47-62 C. Schmitt, The Crisis of Parliamentary Democracy (translated by E. Kennedy), pp. 1-50

Thursday 31st August 14-16 Seminar 4 Eng2-1025

Parliamentarism and Constitutionalism Analysis of some judgements protecting parliamentary democracy:

The Lissabon Urteil of the German Bundesverfassungsgericht (2009) The Miller case in the UK Supreme Court (2017)

Friday 1st September 10-12 Lecture 5 Eng2-0025

Parliaments and Political Constitutionalism Readings:

P. Pettit, Republicanism, OUP, 2000, pp. 171-205 R. Bellamy, Political Constitutionalism, CUP, 2007, pp. 143-175

Friday 1st September 14-16 Seminar 5 Eng2-0026

Parliaments and Political Constitutionalism A discussion on the effects of new technologies on the transparency of parliamentary procedures

and more generally on parliamentary democracy