In 1778, the MP for Bristol, Edmund Burke, resisted pleas from his constituents to oppose the
lifting of restrictions on Irish trade, which was not in the interest of Bristol as a trading city …

This article assesses why Eurosceptic national parties form groups in the European
Parliament and examines in what ways two of these groups–the European Conservatives …

Our paper addresses the representation of territorialized and conflicting interests by the
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) through a case study on the posting of …

Role theory utilizes sociological and political science tools to study parliamentary
functioning and parliamentarians' behavior. While scholars in the USA (1960–70) and …

The aim of this article is to analyse the impact of Brexit on UK MEPs' parliamentary work in
the European Parliament. The UK MEPs enjoyed full rights of MEPs, yet Brexit made their …

While many citizens are indifferent about the EU, most MEPs are invisible in national politics
and European Parliament elections are not fought based on parliamentary activity records …

Tabling committee amendments is an important way for Members of the European
Parliament to influence legislation, build coalitions, and give signals to constituents. This …

We maintain that Arab MKs in the Israeli parliament face a catch-22 in their role as
representatives. Both the Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel see the Arab MKs as …

Despite the existence of a large literature on themes relating to trust and distrust in politics,
there has been no sustained research that directly engages with the primary objects of trust …

The article tries to analyse the structure of the European parliamentary class and to
understand if there is the enforcement of a core group of European politicians within the …