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Rapporteurship Allocation in the European Parliament

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  • Michael Kaeding

    (Leiden University, The Netherlands, kaeding@fsw.leidenuniv.nl)

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This study addresses a central aspect of the micromanagement of the European Parliament, the determinants of rapporteurship allocation. Focusing on the period from 1995 to 1999, I match rapporteurship assignments in the committee on environment with occupational, group membership, ideological and national data. The study asks which of the two distinct features of committees, distributional concern or informational provision, determines rapporteurship selection. My analysis shows that the group of rapporteurs does not mirror the composition of the full plenary. Moreover, the results are consistent with the view that a multifaceted combination of the two concepts of ‘demanding’ and ‘informative’ committees promises a richer explanation of rapporteur assignment than any one of those theories alone.

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  • Michael Kaeding, 2004. "Rapporteurship Allocation in the European Parliament," European Union Politics, , vol. 5(3), pages 353-371, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:eeupol:v:5:y:2004:i:3:p:353-371
    DOI: 10.1177/1465116504045157
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