Multiple-mandate holding, ie, the holding of more than one directly elected mandate
simultaneously on different government tiers, is a controversial practice with potential …

Although evaluations of members of parliaments'(MPs) parliamentary work have gained
increasing public popularity, the academic literature on the concept and measurement of …

This article examines factors that influence voters' knowledge of their representatives, a key
element in securing the responsiveness and accountability of parliamentarians. We argue …

We analyze the relation between the holding of a local mandate and parliamentary activities.
Multi-mandate holding can hamper parliamentary work by reducing the time devoted to this …

Although citizens see representative democracy today almost unanimously as the most
desirable form of government, the institutions of advanced industrial democracies receive …

This paper studies the relationship between incumbent MPs' activities and their electoral
fortune. We address this question in the context of the French political system characterized …

Cet article cherche à établir l'incidence du cumul des mandats locaux sur l'activité des
députés français. Nous adoptons une définition du travail parlementaire qui se décompose …

Traditionally, scholars have always assumed that exercising a local political mandate as a
national legislator intrinsically interferes with the intra parliamentary output. Despite the …

District work influences how MPs fulfill their parliamentary functions in France and Germany.
This is obvious for the communication function because of the direct interaction between …

This article assesses the voters' support for the multiple-mandate holding (cumul des
mandats) of their representatives using an alternative method of measurement based …