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Representation in the European Parliament: Factors affecting the attitude congruence of voters and candidates in the EP elections

Walczak, Agnieszka; Brug, Wouter van der - In: European Union Politics 14 (2013) 1, pp. 3-22

in representation for different groups of citizens, representing much better the attitudes of educated, middle-class and …

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Mixed Messages

Gabel, Matthew; Scheve, Kenneth - In: European Union Politics 8 (2007) 1, pp. 37-59

Mass opposition to Europe may stem from mainstream as well as formally Euroskeptic parties. Large parties in the member states of the European Union (EU) tend to combine support for Europe with a high level of intra-party dissent over the issue. Thus, these parties provide heterogeneous yet...

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Strength in Numbers?

Rodden, Jonathan - In: European Union Politics 3 (2002) 2, pp. 151-175

This article examines the relationship between territorial representation and fiscal redistribution in the European … connection between representation and redistribution as the European Union prepares to enlarge. …

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Cautious Voters -Supportive Parties

Mattila, Mikko; Raunio, Tapio - In: European Union Politics 7 (2006) 4, pp. 427-449

This article analyses party-voter congruence on European integration matters in the EU member states. Drawing on existing research, we put forward eight hypotheses which are tested with data from the EES2004 survey. We show that parties are closer to their voters on the left/right dimension than...

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Multilevel representation in the European Parliament

Lefkofridi, Zoe; Katsanidou, Alexia - In: European Union Politics 15 (2014) 1, pp. 108-131

. Our findings shed new light on the quality of representation in the European Parliament and have key implications for …

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Participation and Political Competition in Committee Report Allocation

Hausemer, Pierre - In: European Union Politics 7 (2006) 4, pp. 505-530

The paper models the consequences of committee report allocation for political representation in the European … Parliament represents. Thus, representation is defined as an MEPâ€™s participation in salient policy areas. The allocation of … results confirm the impact of selective participation on political representation. The EP has evolved into a â …

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