Essays about: "roll-call voting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words roll-call voting.

1. 1. In Sickness and in Health- A roll-call study of the Members of the European Parliament’s voting behavior during Covid-19

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Graje; [2023]
   Keywords : roll-call voting; Covid-19; salience; two-principal dilemma; European Parliament; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The voting behavior of the Members of the European Parliament (MEP) has been widely studied. However, little is written about the effects of crises. This thesis tries to understand how the Covid-19 pandemic affected the MEPs voting behavior in relation to their European political group (EPG) and in addition their national party. READ MORE

3. 2. 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 institutionen

   Author : Emma Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : European Parliament; Members of the European Parliament; Voting behavior; Prostitution; The abolitionist approach; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. 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 institutionen

   Author : Thea Erlandsson; [2023]
   Keywords : European Parliament; roll call-votes; Alliance of Liberals and Democrats; Renew Europe; ideological heterogeneity; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : 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

5. 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 institutionen

   Author : Frédéric Daudon; [2022-09-26]
   Keywords : European Parliament; voting behaviour; defection; agricultural policy; Social Identity Theory SIT ; outside earnings; moonlighting;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. VOTING COHESION ON CHINA IN THE 9TH EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Philip Lind; [2022-06-30]
   Keywords : European Parliament; China; cohesion; ideology; national delegation;

   Abstract : 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