Abstract:Rather than becoming obsolete, national parliaments have come back obstinately in the politics of trade. This article develops this proposition and explores its contribution to the idea of 21 st-century trade as contentious market regulation. Contra the Lisbon Treaty, national parliaments' assertion entrenches the role of domestic actors in the EU trade liberalization policy, and fleshes out its multi-level parliamentary bases. We discuss the role, drivers, and patterns of parliamentary assertion and explore p… Show more
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