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About the project
PADEMIA is a Europe-wide network of 56 academic institutions from 31 countries to promote research and teaching in reaction to growing European demands to study parliamentary democracy in Europe. PADEMIA seeks to enhance discussion among students, junior and senior researchers, also in exchange with stakeholders, on how to deal with the new challenges that parliaments and citizens across Europe are facing today.
Objectives
The network responds to the 'Future of Europe' report which identifies '(t)he on-going sovereign debt crisis and the ever accelerating process of globalization (as) an unprecedented dual challenge for Europe'; but also addresses the implications the Lisbon Treaty and further formal agreements (e.g., Fiscal Compact) have for parliamentary democracy in Europe whose complex, multi-level character furthermore requires thorough and comprehensive reflection.
Until September 2016, PADEMIA will organize a number of different events, such as workshops, PhD Schools, and a Guest Lecture Series. Moreover, online lectures, the website, an online paper series, and online tutorials will allow for active digital interaction within the network and beyond. Research, Teaching and Student Awards will help to identify, reward and spread best practices and innovative research in the field.
Research themes
- Changing Parliamentary Institutions in Europe
- The Role of Parliamentary Actors in Europe
- Parliaments and Citizens in Europe
- Parliaments and the European Public Sphere
- Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Development
- Multi-Level Democracy
- The Financial Crisis and Challenges to Representation
News
Weblectures on parliamentary democracy
Christopher Lord and John Erik Fossum contribute to PADEMIA's weblectures on parliamentary democracy.
A number of academic experts from the PADEMIA network were invited to give a ‘signature talk’ to lay out the key ideas of the Erasmus Academic Network PADEMIA.
The lectures were given at a workshop on ‘Multilevel Democracy’ hosted by VU University Amsterdam in the fall of 2014.
Two lectures were held by ARENA's members of PADEMIA, Prof. Christopher Lord and Prof. John Erik Fossum:
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"An Indirect Legitimacy Argument for a Directly Elected European Parliament" by Christopher Lord
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"EU Democracy in Light of Different Conceptions of the EU Political System" by John Erik Fossum