Legislator Shirking and Voter Monitoring
Impacts of European Parliament Electoral Systems upon Legislator‐Voter Relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7876237 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shaun Bowler (0000-0002-0739-6090, University of California, Riverside), David M Farrell (0000-0002-0528-4335, University of Manchester) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-70 |
| Publication date | 1993-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5965.1993.tb00447.x |
| OpenAlex | W2063968649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 124 |
| References cited | 26 |
Archaeology · Economics · European commission · European integration · European studies · European union · German · Legislation · Legislator · Library science · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · History · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
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Ranked Choice Voting and Attitudes toward Democracy in the United States
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Electoral Systems and Substantive Representation of Women
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Good constituency members? Legislative particularism and localism in Chile (1932–1973)
Political Parties in Multi-Layered Systems
The Challenges to De-localising Constituencies through Electoral Reform in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Electoral incentives for territorial representation in the European Parliament
Interventionism of voters
Dual candidacy as a source of legislator behaviour. The re-election and the mandate incentive under mixed-member electoral rules
Fifty Years on
Static and dynamic incentives for Twitter usage in the European Parliament
Electoral Institutions and Legislative Behavior
District Magnitude and Home Styles of Representation in European Democracies
Issue Congruence across Legislative Terms
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The MP as representative
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AMS in a cold climate
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Unpacking Party Unity
The Personalization of Electoral Rules
European Union External Trade Policy
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Preferential Voting
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Parliamentary current questions’ constituency focus under times of crisis
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Private Members' Bills in the UK Parliament
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The Personal Vote
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Euro-politics
Elections to the European Parliament, 1989
Testing the New Procedures
The Electoral System and Constituency-Oriented Activity in the European Parliament
The voting behaviour of the European Parliament members and the problem of the Europarties
The Intergovernmental Conference on Political Union
The Political Implications of 1992
Party Loyalties in Complex Settings
Voter behavior under STV-PR
Comparative Pork Barrel Politics
The Grateful Electorate
Social Democracy and Rational Workers
Constituency Service and Incumbency Advantage
Avoiding Blame
| Unique citing works | 124 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,88 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 124 |