Career Patterns in Multilevel States: An Analysis of the Belgian Regions

Vanlangenakker, Ine; Maddens, Bart; Put, Gert-Jan

doi:10.1080/00343404.2012.753144

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“…As regions gain authority and status, and regional legislative assemblies become more powerful, politicians are faced with the choice of having to choose between the national and regional levels (Vanlangenakker et al. : 357, Fiers ; Borchert ). When the marketplace for political job opportunities is so wide‐ranging, career options that require a movement downwards are not seen as a demotion.…”

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Determinants of legislative turnover in Western Europe, 1945–2015

Gouglas

Maddens

Brans

2017

European J Political Res

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This article explains legislative turnover in eight West European legislatures over 152 general elections in the period 1945–2015. Turnover is measured as the rate of individual membership change in unicameral or lower chambers. It is the outcome of a legislative recruitment process with a supply and a demand side. Decisions made by contenders affect supply, while decisions made by parties and voters influence demand. Such decisions are shaped by four political and institutional factors: the institutional context of political careers, or structure of political career opportunities; political party characteristics; electoral swings; and electoral systems. Ten specific hypotheses are tested within this theoretical framework. The structure of political career opportunities is the most decisive factor explaining variability in turnover rates, followed by electoral swings and political parties. Electoral systems show less substantive effects. Electoral volatility is the predictor with the most substantive effects, followed by duration of legislative term, strength of bicameralism, regional authority, gender quotas, level of legislative income and district magnitude.

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Determinants of legislative turnover in Western Europe, 1945–2015

Gouglas

Maddens

Brans

2017

European J Political Res

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“…Other research has examined differences in retirement due to ambitions for holding other offices (Stolz, 2003;Borchert, 2011;Borchert and Stolz, 2011). While 'progressive ambition' in the US context has usually implied running for national-level offices (except in the cases where MCs run for a state governorship), the devolution of authority to lower levels of government in other countries has opened opportunities for legislators preferring local to national policymaking to retire from national parliaments in pursuit of electoral ambitions in these 'lower-level' legislatures (Stolz, 2011;Vanlangenakker, Maddens, and Put, 2013;Dodeigne, 2014Dodeigne, , 2018, with particular turnover in countries where legislative authority in devolved governments is greatest (Gouglas et al, 2018). Similar to Republican MCs preferring that decisions be made by state governments retiring from federal office more often than federally-oriented MCs, this suggests that MPs from parties preferring the devolution of powers to lower levels of government may retire in pursuit of these offices at higher rates than MPs from other parties.…”

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Calling It Quits: Legislative Retirements in Comparative Perspective

Raymond

Overby

2019

Political Studies

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Although retirements are a major source of legislative turnover, research on the topic has been limited, especially outside of the US House of Representatives. In this article, we address this shortcoming by examining retirements in two countries with similar electoral systems yet different legislative environments and party systems: Canada and the United Kingdom. In particular, we extend analysis on the Congress that has consistently shown Republican members retire at higher rates than their Democratic counterparts to examine whether this finding is generalizable to legislators from other parties of the right and/or favouring devolution in other parliamentary settings. In presenting data that support many of these hypotheses, we explore an important normative implication: because their partisan predispositions make them less willing to serve, politicians from parties favouring limited government and/or devolution may be less able to translate their vision of politics into policy because they face systemic problems maintaining legislative seats.

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“…Ši tyrimų kryptis, pradedant garsiuoju Josepho A. Schlesingerio veikalu (1966), vystėsi ir kitose šalyse, iš esmės koncentruodamasi į nacio nalinio lygmens politinį elitą, t. y. JAV kongresmenų, parlamentarų politinės karjeros patirtis (Francis, Kenny 2000). Europoje, kurioje būdinga daugiapakopė valdysena, ta kryptis apėmė ir regioninį lygmenį (Borchert and Stolz 2011;Stolz 2011;Vanlangenakker et al 2013;Dodeigne 2014). Mokslininkai, tyrę politinio elito karjeros trajektorijas, nustatė, kad negali būti vieno aiškaus modelio "iš apačios į viršų".…”

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“…valdymas, pastebima elito "migracija" tarp valdymo lygmenų, todėl nėra griežto hierarchinio modelio (Vanlangenakker et al 2013).…”

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2016

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Santrauka. Šiuo straipsniu siekta atskleisti Lietuvos merų politinės karjeros bruožus koncentruojantis į jų patirties Savivaldybės taryboje trukmę prieš pirmą kartą tampant meru ir ĮvadasPolitinės karjeros tyrimai prasidėjo JAV praėjusio šimtmečio šeštajame-septintajame dešimtmetyje. Ši tyrimų kryptis, pradedant garsiuoju Josepho A. Schlesingerio veikalu (1966), vystėsi ir kitose šalyse, iš esmės koncentruodamasi į nacio nalinio lygmens politinį elitą, t. y. JAV kongresmenų, parlamentarų politinės karjeros patirtis (Francis, Kenny 2000). Europoje, kurioje būdinga daugiapakopė valdysena, ta kryptis apėmė ir regioninį lygmenį (Borchert and Stolz 2011;Stolz 2011;Vanlangenakker et al. 2013;Dodeigne 2014). Mokslininkai, tyrę politinio elito karjeros trajektorijas, nustatė, kad negali būti vieno aiškaus modelio "iš apačios į viršų". Šis modelis labiau būdingas JAV, tačiau Europoje, kur egzistuoja daugiapakopis ISSN 2029-4573 (Print), ISSN 2335-8777 (Online) KULTūRA IR VISUOMENė. Socialinių tyrimų žurnalas. 2016 7 (1) http://dx

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Career Patterns in Multilevel States: An Analysis of the Belgian Regions

Cited by 28 publications

References 19 publications

Determinants of legislative turnover in Western Europe, 1945–2015

Determinants of legislative turnover in Western Europe, 1945–2015

Calling It Quits: Legislative Retirements in Comparative Perspective

Lietuvos merų politinės karjeros bruožai

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