Essays about: "roll call-votes"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words roll call-votes.
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1. What can explain a Member of the European Parliament’s aye or nay to an EU abolitionist approach. Voting behavior in the European Parliament on the issue of prostitution
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Members of the European Parliament cast votes on a great range of issues. The approach to prostitution on the European Union level is a sensitive and dividing issue, with two main approaches: the abolitionist approach and the sex work approach. Policies on this moral issue is expected to create untraditional lines of conflict. READ MORE
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2. How cohesive is the kingmaker of the European Parliament? A roll call-vote study of voting cohesion in the Liberal Party Group of the European Parliament in EP8 and EP9
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Voting cohesion in the European Parliament is a thoroughly studied field, however a deep dive into the kingmaker of coalition building, the liberal party group, has yet to be done. This thesis attempts to illustrate how voting cohesion varies within the Alliance of Liberals & Democrats and Renew Europe respectively, and what factors can explain variation in cohesion. READ MORE
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3. The possible far-right threat toward abortion rights and human development in the West : A qualitative desk study
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : The Supreme Court of the United States’ decision to reclaim the constitutional right to carry out an abortion in 2022, was founded in a far-right politician's agenda. Considering recent developments in Western countries in Europe, far-right political parties have increased their power during the 2010s until present time. READ MORE
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4. SOCIAL IDENTITIES, VOTING BEHAVIOUR AND DEFECTION IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT A quantitative study of plenary roll-call votes during the Common Agricultural Policy reform (2020-2021)
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The aim of this thesis is twofold. First, it investigates analytically whether social identities and financial interests influenced voting behaviour during the reform of the CAP, precisely the percentage of defection of MEPs towards their respective EPGs. Second, it questions the empirical fit of SIPP theory with dissenting voting behaviour. READ MORE
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5. VOTING COHESION ON CHINA IN THE 9TH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In recent years the EU-China relationship has become more tense and after Chinese sanctions on EU institutions and parliamentarians, the European Parliament has decided to freeze the ratification of the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment. The purpose of this thesis is to study roll call votes and cohesion on China in the 9th European Parliament to gain a greater understanding of the vital institution and its internal dynamics. READ MORE
