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Parliamentary behaviour with two principals: preferences, parties, and voting in the European parliament

Hix, Simon (2002) Parliamentary behaviour with two principals: preferences, parties, and voting in the European parliament. American Journal of Political Science, 46 (3). pp. 688-698. ISSN 0092-5853

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Abstract

The European Parliament has be? come one of the most powerful insti? tutions in the European Union. Mem? bers of the European Parliament (MEPs) can now enact legislation, amend the European Union budget, veto the nominee for the European Union Commission President, and censure the Commission. But, we know little about what determines MEPs' voting behavior. Do they vote according to their personal policy preferences? Do the EP parties force MEPs to toe the party line? And, when national party and EP party preferences conflict, which way do MEPs respond?to the principals who control their election (the national parties) or the principals who control their influence in the EP (the EP par? ties)? The results reported here show that national party policies are the strongest predictors of voting behav? ior in the EP.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=009...
Additional Information: © 2002 Midwest Political Science Association
Divisions: Government
Subjects: J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2008 08:55
Last Modified: 30 Sep 2024 17:27
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/7048

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