Learning on the Job? EU Enlargement and the Assignment of (Shadow) Rapporteurships in the European Parliament
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7876497 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Steffen Hurka (0000-0001-7735-522X, Ludwig‐Maximilians‐University Munich, corresponding author), Michael Kaeding (0000-0002-3554-0387, University of Duisburg-Essen), Lukas Obholzer (0000-0003-2950-4184, London School of Economics and Political Science) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 1230-1247 |
| Publication date | 2015-11-01 |
| 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/jcms.12270 |
| OpenAlex | W2158555164 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article investigates the determinants of assignments to European Parliament negotiating teams comprising both rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs. We re‐examine the argument that under‐representation of MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) from new Member States on these key posts after enlargement might have been due to a 'learning phase'. We find that MEPs from newer Member States remain considerably less likely to act as rapporteurs during the second term after enlargement (2009–14). Most importantly, this trend also holds for shadow rapporteurships under the co‐decision procedure, which is when they matter most. This structural under‐representation entails important implications for European integration, most importantly that MEPs from newer Member States are less able to influence legislation. We suggest that the patterns we find could be the result of reduced willingness, a more limited skill set, or a structural disadvantage of MEPs from the accession states in the report allocation process
Economics · European integration · European union · International trade · Legislation · Member states · Negotiation · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Resizing · Shadow (psychology · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Psychology
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Outside Earnings, Electoral Systems and Legislative Effort in the European Parliament
Determinants of moonlighting in the European Parliament
(Self-)selection and expertise among decision-makers in the European Parliament
The European Parliament
Policy entrepreneurship in the European Parliament
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Some Are more Equal than Others
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Delegation of committee reports in the European Parliament
Introducing Comepelda
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Party group coordinators and rapporteurs
Specialists, party members, or national representatives
Lingering bias
Rapporteur‐shadow rapporteur networks in the European Parliament
Striving for influence
Information and Legislative Organization
Democratic Politics in the European Parliament
Professionalization and socialization of the members of the European Parliament
The European Parliament Elections of June 2004
Inter-institutional Rules and Division of Power in the European Parliament
Political Ambition and Legislative Behavior in the European Parliament
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The world of committee reports
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Changing the output
The nexus of bicameralism
Early conclusion in bicameral bargaining
The policy impact of leadership in committees
Rapporteurship Allocation in the European Parliament
Allocation of Codecision Reports in the Fifth European Parliament
Adaptive behaviour in the European Parliament
When the Agent Knows Better than the Principal
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The consequences of concluding codecision early
The Committee System
Participation and Political Competition in Committee Report Allocation
Interorganizational Negotiation and Intraorganizational Power in Shared Decision Making
| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 2,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |