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Project

Does the quality of an MP matter? Understanding the causes and consequences of differences in the quality of parliamentary work.
Code
01N02117
Duration
01 January 2017 → 31 October 2021
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Social sciences
    • Other economics and business
    • Citizenship, immigration and political inequality
    • International and comparative politics
    • Multilevel governance
    • National politics
    • Political behaviour
    • Political organisations and institutions
    • Political theory and methodology
    • Public administration
    • Other political science
Keywords
parliamentary work elections Belgium
 
Project description

We assess the meaning of the quality of parliamentary work for MPs. First we propose a tool to measure this quality. Afterwards we scrutinize the factors that could have an impact on it and how quality affects the chances to get re-elected. We look at Flemish (2009-2014), Walloon (2009-2014) and federal (2010-2014) MPs who were candidate for the 2014 elections.