Electoral institutions and constituency service of the European Parliament's members

dc.contributor.advisorEhin, Piret, juhendaja
dc.contributor.authorKhokhlova, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Sotsiaalteaduste valdkondet
dc.contributor.otherTartu Ülikool. Johan Skytte poliitikauuringute instituutet
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-21T13:13:50Z
dc.date.available2017-06-21T13:13:50Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe European Parliament is a unique legislature for several reasons, including one that concerns the fact that its members (MEPs) are elected under different electoral rules. This Master’s thesis examines the impact of these rules on MEPs constituency service, assuming that the latter could be not only the means of being responsive to the electorate, but of the realization of own preferences as well. Such preferences concern re-election, that, thus, makes the supranational level, on which MEPs operate, highly dependent on the national context, where fortunes of MEPs are decided. Thus, this study shows that not only electoral rules for European elections shape the behavior of MEPs, but also – those that are used for national general elections. Therefore, MEPs’ constituency service becomes a mechanism of building personal reputations among voters and intraparty reputation as well.en
dc.description.urihttp://www.ester.ee/record=b4684503*est
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/56893
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherTartu Ülikoolet
dc.subject.othermagistritöödet
dc.subject.otherEuroopa Parlamentet
dc.subject.otherliikmeskondet
dc.subject.othervalimisringkonnadet
dc.subject.othervalimissüsteemidet
dc.subject.othervalimisedet
dc.subject.otheresindatuset
dc.titleElectoral institutions and constituency service of the European Parliament's membersen
dc.typeThesisen

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