Essays about: "Member of the European Parliament MEP"
Found 3 essays containing the words Member of the European Parliament MEP.
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1. Party or Party Group? : A Qualitative Interview Study of the Voting Behavior of Swedish Membersof the European Parliament
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : One fundamental condition for a democracy to work is the possibility for voters to hold their legislators to account. Because voter turnout in European Parliament (EP) elections is so low, however, the task of holding MEPs accountable is passed on to the national parties. READ MORE
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2. A Precarious Solidarity : Between Christian Democratic and Social Democratic Understandings of Solidarity Concerning Reallocation of Refugees
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The challenge of immigration has divided EU member states, political parties, media and academia as well as the electorate of EU countries, leaving political decision makers under tremendous pressure on both national and EU level. To alleviate the situation for highly burdened member states, the Commission has suggested a permanent relocation mechanism for refugees, but so far, many member states have been reluctant to accept higher shares of refugees. READ MORE
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3. A Gendered Division of Labour - Women’s Representation in the European Parliament Committees
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The powers and influence of the European Parliament (EP) and its committees have grown, mainly by the extension of the co-decision procedure through the Lisbon Treaty, and the increase in number of decisions and policy areas handled by the Parliament. It is in the parliamentary committees – whose political composition reflects that of the Parliament as a whole - that most of the work, deliberation and informal decision-making of the EP take place. READ MORE