In European Parliament elections turnout rates, traditionally lower than in national parliamentary elections, decrease …

The European Parliament is a unique opportunity to study the development of trans-national democracy. The formation of … distinctly left-right, and not national, pattern of voting in the Parliament. Hix, Noury, and Roland (2007) claim that this left …-right pattern indicates the European Parliament has a system of party competition similar to other democratic parliaments, giving …

Given its recent development of becoming a fully fledged legislature in EU politics, the European Parliament is … party cohesion within the European Parliament (see, for instance, Hix et al. 2007) do not refer to the American example … and explaining figures of party cohesion between the USA House of Representatives and the EU European Parliament. The …

As the legislative body of the European Union, the European Parliament groups 732 elected representatives from over 170 …

In European Parliament elections turnout rates, traditionally lower than in national parliamentary elections, decrease …

Constitutional Amendment, the adoption of which lifted the immunity of 132 of the 550 members of the Turkish Parliament, we find that … immunity from prosecution impacts how the Members of the Parliament (MPs) act and perform their duties in the Parliament … diligent in the Parliament (drafting fewer pieces of legislation, initiating fewer investigation inquiries, delivering fewer …

Members of Parliament (MPs) was instrumental in this. We find that three factors influenced their rebellion calculus: the MP …