Roll Call Votes in the European Parliament : a good sample or a
poisoned dead end?

J 2017

Roll Call Votes in the European Parliament : a good sample or a poisoned dead end?

KANIOK, Petr and Ondřej MOCEK

Basic information

Original name

Roll Call Votes in the European Parliament : a good sample or a poisoned dead end?

Authors

KANIOK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Ondřej MOCEK (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Parliaments, Estates and Representation, Routledge, 2017, 0260-6755

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/17:00096549

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02606755.2016.1232994

Keywords in English

Roll Call Votes; European Parliament; European Union; Lisbon Treaty

Abstract

V originále

The Roll Call Vote (RCV) of Members of the European Parliament is a standard data source for modern research into the European Parliament (EP). RCV samples are used in particular to study political group cohesion and the emergence of conflict lines within the EP. Current mainstream research thus treats RCVs as a reliable source of data. But other research exists that questions the suitability of the RCV as a sample that fairly represents the population of EP votes. Specifically, this latter research stream points to the over-representation of non-legislative items over legislative items and to the under-representation (or even complete absence) of some committees. However, these critically oriented studies focus on data that does not take into account changes that have occurred in recent years, after the Treaties of Nice (2001) and Lisbon (2007) came into force in 2003 (Nice) and 2009 (Lisbon). By analysing all votes that took place in 2013, the authors find that the RCV has become a more reliable data source in recent years. The most important difference – that which obtained between legislative and non-legislative issues – has completely vanished and the remaining differences show only a very weak effect. The authors attribute this change to the empowerment of the EP in the legislative arena and the amendment of the Rules of Procedure.

Links

MUNI/A/0898/2013, interní kód MU

Name: Aktuální otázky evropské a mezinárodní politiky II

Investor: Masaryk University, Category A

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KANIOK, Petr and Ondřej MOCEK. Roll Call Votes in the European Parliament : a good sample or a poisoned dead end? Parliaments, Estates and Representation. Routledge, 2017, vol. 37, No 1, p. 75-88. ISSN 0260-6755. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02606755.2016.1232994.

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KANIOK, Petr and Ondřej MOCEK. Roll Call Votes in the European Parliament : a good sample or a poisoned dead end? \textit{Parliaments, Estates and Representation}. Routledge, 2017, vol.~37, No~1, p.~75-88. ISSN~0260-6755. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02606755.2016.1232994.

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