European Parliament staff: who are they and do their backgrounds influence decision-making?

Egeberg, Morten, Gornitzka, Åse and Trondal, Jarle (2014) European Parliament staff: who are they and do their backgrounds influence decision-making? LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (29 Oct 2014). Website.

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The European Parliament and the political groups within it employ a number of staff members to help co-ordinate various aspects of the Parliament’s legislative work. But who are these staff members and do their individual backgrounds influence their decisions? Morten Egeberg, Åse Gornitzka and Jarle Trondal present the results of a survey of European Parliament officials. They write that while staff come from a variety of different backgrounds, factors such as their nationality and previous experiences have only a modest effect on their decision-making behaviour. Nevertheless, these factors may have a more symbolic impact, for instance in terms of the trust placed in the Parliament by citizens.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	30 Mar 2017 10:57
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 13:53
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/71671

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