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Female members of parliament, right-wing parties, and the inclusiveness of immigration policy: evidence from 26 European countries
While prior studies have examined various factors that affect immigration policymaking across Europe, little attention has been paid to the impact of...
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Parliament as a step**stone? Patterns of post-parliamentary careers in The Netherlands between 1967 and 2017
Not much is known about Members of Parliament (MPs) after they leave parliament. This study addresses this empirical gap by analysing...
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‘The first, but not the last’: women’s descriptive and substantive representation in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election delivered the most diverse range of MSPs in Holyrood’s history, including a record number of women. We situate...
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Set up: The European Parliament
Prior to conducting any research, it is crucial to understand and familiarise oneself with the research context and setting. The chapter provides an...
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Regulatory strings that bind and the UK Parliament after Brexit
This article analyses Brexit’s promise of restoring UK sovereignty and retrieving regulatory autonomy from the EU from the perspective of the UK...
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Her Rights at Work – Women in Parliament
A hundred years after women gained political rights in western democracies, their presence as political representatives was increasingly expected....
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Austerity and its alternatives in the European parliament: from the Eurozone crisis to the COVID-19 crisis
This article examines the role of the European parliament (EP) in providing ideational alternatives to austerity in the context of the...
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The European Parliament
This chapter provides a brief history of the European Parliament and its empowerment, its current institutional powers, and its internal organization...
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Great minds think alike? A new measure of MEPs–voters congruence following the 2019 European Parliament elections
Do citizens and Members of the European Parliament agree on the format and future of the EU? While the literature has emphasized the gap between...
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The European Parliament and the Spitzenkandidaten Process
It is the European political parties, rather than the EP or its political Groups, which have taken forward the idea that, ahead of European...
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Rethinking World Parliament: Beyond the Indeterminacy of International Law
It is often assumed that global democracy will manifest itself as a world parliament. But what is a world parliament: a sovereign legislative body or...
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The integration of environmental objectives in the common agricultural policy—partisan politics in the European Parliament
This study examines the policy preferences of political groups in the 8th European Parliament regarding the design of agricultural policy and the...
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Parliament and the Constitution
The opposition mode of executive-legislative relations is the dominant mode in the Westminster system of government, two major parties facing one...
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Political Development: Parliament and Political Parties
This chapter examines the political development of Trinidad and Tobago (TT) with a focus on the development of political parties and the country’s...
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Map** the Presence and Participation of Women in Parliament
Inclusive policy outcomes depend on inclusive and gender-sensitive policy and service delivery processes that integrate the views and needs of...
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From Mediator to Crisis Manager: The Evolving Relationship Between Council Presidencies and the European Parliament in Times of Crisis
How has the relationship between the rotating Council presidencies and the European Parliament evolved during an era of polycrises? Over the past...
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The European Parliament Under COVID-19: Institutional Adaptation in Times of Pandemics
The COVID-19 crisis has forced the European Parliament to face a sudden process of digitalisation and remote participation. Therefore, it is a test...
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The Polish Delegation in the European Parliament Stability and Cohesion
Based on the example of the Polish delegation to the European Parliament, the book examines the factors influencing the cohesion and stability of EP...
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Trying to Turn Parliament into a Model Workplace: UK, Canada and New Zealand
The chapter describes the steps taken to reform parliamentary workplaces in the United Kingdom (UK), Canada and New Zealand. There is a particular...