What Happens in Parliament Stays in Parliament? Newspaper Coverage of National Parliaments in EU Affairs
研究欧盟事务中各国议会的活动是否被本国报纸报道，发现议会越活跃、政府内部分歧越大、欧盟议题越受公众关注，报道就越多，但公众或议会的疑欧情绪反而没有影响。
Abstract The role of national parliaments in EU matters has become an important subject in the debate over the democratic legitimacy of the European Union. Yet despite a remarkable increase in parliamentary involvement in EU affairs, the added value in terms of democratic legitimacy will remain limited if citizens are not aware of their activities. Given that citizens mainly experience politics through the media, the aim of the paper is therefore to explore whether and under what conditions parliamentary involvement in EU matters is visible in national newspapers. The paper draws on two quantitative datasets covering parliamentary EU activities and relevant newspaper articles in seven Member States between 2010 and 2013. Results suggest that the efforts of active parliaments pay off. In addition, conflict within government coalitions over EU issues and greater salience of EU politics in public opinion increase coverage while, surprisingly, both public and parliamentary euroscepticism do not.