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OverviewCareer Behaviour and the European Parliament seeks to answer the question of how a political institution, such as the European Parliament, can impact the career ambitions and behaviours chosen by European politicians.Long considered a 'second order' legislature in its degree of political importance and prestige, the European Parliament is the only directly elected institution within the European Union and is an increasingly important part of the European legislative process. Using a major new source of quantitative data and interviews with more than 50 current and former European legislators, this book argues that as the institution has become increasingly professionalized and powerful, the volatility of its membership has declined. However, the professional ambitions of its members vary greatly by national background, leading to an uneven distribution of legislative seniority and influence within the legislature. The book presents a new theory with political careers acting as institutions in themselves, and also offers complete background information on all elected Members of the European Parliament, from 1979-2014. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William T. Daniel (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Francis Marion University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.80cm Weight: 0.440kg ISBN: 9780198716402ISBN 10: 0198716400 Pages: 194 Publication Date: 30 April 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Career Ambition in the European Parliament 2: An Institutional Theory for MEP Career Behaviour 3: Professionalization, Power, and Ambition 4: Federalism and Party Gatekeeping 5: Rapporteur Selection and Internal Advancement 6: French MEPs and the Effect of High Turnover 7: German MEPs and the Benefits of Seniority 8: Poland and the Future Face of the EP 9: Towards a Broader Appreciation for Political CareersReviewsApart from the impressive data collection effort and quantitative analysis to support his arguments, the author has interviewed a few dozen MEPs to help make sense of the results and to analyse in more depth three national delegations: France, Germany and Poland ... an otherwise innovative, clear and highly comprehensive study on the career behaviour of MEPs. Sara Reis, LSE Blog Apart from the impressive data collection effort and quantitative analysis to support his arguments, the author has interviewed a few dozen MEPs to help make sense of the results and to analyse in more depth three national delegations: France, Germany and Poland ... an otherwise innovative, clear and highly comprehensive study on the career behaviour of MEPs. Sara Reis, LSE Blog Empirically, the merits of the book are many. The longitudinal account of the career behaviours is based on an impressive dataset, containing background information on all elected MEPs from 1979 to 2014. It is completed by and checked against a more cross-sectional analysis in three countries, considering the profiles of outgoing and incoming MEPs in France, Germany and Poland in 2014...the book makes a most valuable contribution to our understanding of career behaviours at the supranational level, and will undeniably be of serious interest to students and scholars concerned with the EP, and beyond. Camille Kelbel, Universite Libre de Bruxelles Author InformationWilliam T. Daniel is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina. His research focuses predominantly on European political parties and legislatures. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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