Surveys of Members of the European Parliament, 2000 and 2006
The most significant change in the institutional structure of European governance over the past two decades has been the increased power of the European Parliament (EP). Given the Parliament’s growing influence and the dramatic European Union(EU) enlargement in 2004, it has become increasingly important to monitor the attitudes and behaviour of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from different member states.The European Parliament Research Group (EPRG) conducted two surveys of MEPs in 2000 and 2006. The 2000 survey was conducted in October-December 2000 and surveyed MEPs of the Fifth European Parliament (1999-2004). The 2006 survey was conducted in March-June 2006 and surveyed MEPs of the Sixth European Parliament (2004-09).Further information about the survey can be found on the EPRG MEP Survey web page or the ESRC Award web page. Main Topics: The surveys include the following categories of questions: personal details (member state, date first elected to EP, previous political experience); electoral systems and candidate selection; campaigning aims and activities; attitudes/behaviour relating to representation; behaviour in committees and voting in the Parliament; general political attitudes; attitudes towards specific EU policies; attitudes towards EU institutional reform.
| Item Type | Dataset |
|---|---|
| Publisher | UK Data Service |
| DOI | 10.5255/UKDA-SN-6086-1 |
| Date made available | 22 December 2008 |
| Keywords | elites and leadership, government, political systems and organisations, international politics and organisations, European Union, European parliament, European parliament elections, European government, members of parliament, politicians, elected officials, political parties, age, gender, social class, educational background, public officials, aspiration, political ideologies, social attitudes, political attitudes, European integration, national identity, European identity, political unification, international politics, single european currency, European monetary system, European Economic and Monetary Union, international trade, social policy, foreign policy, parliamentary questions, electors, constituents, political representation, political, social and economic issues, committees, women's rights, election campaigns, election broadcasting, interest groups, European Union membership |
| Temporal coverage |
From To January 2000 January 2006 |
| Geographic coverage | Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union Countries, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK |
| Resource language | Other |
| Departments | LSE > Academic Departments > Government |
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- Economic and Social Research Council, UK
- Commission of the European Communities
- Dutch National Science Foundation
- Whitaker, R., Hix, S. & Zapryanova, G. (2017). Understanding members of the European Parliament: four waves of the European Parliament Research Group MEP survey. European Union Politics, 18(3), 491-506. https://doi.org/10.1177/1465116516687399 (Repository Output)