Going on record: Revisiting the logic of roll-call vote requests in the European Parliament

作者：Thierse Stefan

来源：European Union Politics, 2016, 17(2): 219-241.

DOI：10.1177/1465116515622692

<jats:p> While many contributions on legislative politics in the European Parliament rely on recorded votes, the motivations behind the decision to record a vote remain somewhat arcane. This article frames roll-call vote requests as a minority right which offers party groups an opportunity to shape the voting agenda and signal commitment to a policy proposal. The analysis adds to our understanding of legislative behavior by linking the committee stage to the plenary stage. Party groups which do not support a floor proposal drafted by the lead committee are found to be more likely to request a roll-call vote in plenary. The quantitative evidence is supplemented by interview data which shed light both on the actors’ motivations and the internal decision-making processes preceding the decision to go on record. </jats:p>

• 出版日期2016-6