TY - JOUR
T1 - National or European Parliamentarians? Evidence from a New Survey of the Members of the European Parliament
AU - Scully, Roger
AU - Hix, Simon
AU - Farrell, David M.
N1 - Funding information:
The survey was funded by a grant from the United Kingdom Economic and Social Research Council, RES-062-23-1983.
Publisher copyright:
© 2012 The Author(s) JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - This article presents findings from a new survey of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), conducted in 2010. It explains the purpose of the survey, its content, the survey methodology and the potential limitations of the sample obtained. The article then presents results from the survey to explore the determinants of MEPs' policy preferences and, more specifically, whether MEPs from recent enlargement states continue to differ from those of longer-standing EU Member States. The findings here indicate that 'enlargement' MEPs remain somewhat farther to the right, but are no longer more cautious about integration. The results also reinforce the importance of ideology, even more than nationality, as a factor underpinning MEPs' political attitudes.
AB - This article presents findings from a new survey of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), conducted in 2010. It explains the purpose of the survey, its content, the survey methodology and the potential limitations of the sample obtained. The article then presents results from the survey to explore the determinants of MEPs' policy preferences and, more specifically, whether MEPs from recent enlargement states continue to differ from those of longer-standing EU Member States. The findings here indicate that 'enlargement' MEPs remain somewhat farther to the right, but are no longer more cautious about integration. The results also reinforce the importance of ideology, even more than nationality, as a factor underpinning MEPs' political attitudes.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2012.02250.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2012.02250.x
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84862192716
SN - 0021-9886
VL - 50
SP - 670
EP - 683
JO - Journal of Common Market Studies
JF - Journal of Common Market Studies
IS - 4
ER -