Shirking and Slacking in Parliament

Frech, Elena; Goet, Niels D.; Hug, Simon

doi:10.1111/lsq.12288

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“…Parties, in other words, 'constrain MPs' actions, but also offer the context in which their behaviour will be evaluated' (Louwerse and Otjes, 2016: 791). By productively engaging in many parliamentary activities instead of portraying 'slacking behaviour' (Frech et al, 2020), legislators show to party leaders their eagerness and willingness to contribute to the party's policy goals by actively developing and defending detailed bill proposals and scrutinizing governmental policies within their designated area of issue specialization (Louwerse and Van Vonno, 2021). Furthermore, parliamentary tools may not only serve policy-seeking goals but can also be used following a personal vote-seeking strategy by legislators who wish to increase their visibility and name recognition among the public (Bräuninger et al, 2012;Däubler et al, 2016).…”

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The good, the loyal or the active? MPs’ parliamentary performance and the achievement of static and progressive career ambitions in parliament

Schobess

Vet

2022

Eur. Pol. Sci. Rev.

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Although often theorized, empirical research on the relationship between MPs’ parliamentary behaviour and their chances to realize career ambitions is relatively scarce. This article holistically analyses the effect of MPs’ (1) party loyalty, (2) activity level and (3) the quality of their parliamentary work on MPs’ prospects for re-election and their promotion to higher parliamentary office. Based on a unique combination of behavioural and peer assessment data on 325 federal and regional MPs in Belgium (2014–2019), we find that particularly MPs’ loyalty and activity level improve their career prospects in the subsequent term, in contrast to more qualitative aspects of their parliamentary work. These findings provide important new insights into how and to what degree legislators are rewarded for their parliamentary performance.

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Section: Parliamentary Effort and Career Ambitionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The good, the loyal or the active? MPs’ parliamentary performance and the achievement of static and progressive career ambitions in parliament

Schobess

Vet

2022

Eur. Pol. Sci. Rev.

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Rewarding Some, But Not All? The Selectoral Consequences of Parliamentary Activity for Newcomers and Experienced MPs in Belgium (1995–2019)

Put

Vet

Schobess

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Parliamentary Affairs

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This article examines whether political parties reward the parliamentary activity of members of parliament (MPs) through candidate selection processes. Previous research on this question provides mixed evidence. Moreover, studies often disregard potentially unequal effects among different kinds of MPs. Using new data on all members of the Belgian Chamber of Representatives between 1995 and 2019 (N = 1108), this contribution shows that several types of parliamentary activity indeed matter both for MPs’ general renomination as well as for their claim to realistic list positions. Furthermore, our study provides evidence that parliamentary activity matters more for the reselection of newcomers than for experienced MPs.

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A place to speak and be heard? Parliamentary speech and media attention in Estonia, 2011–2019

Lupacheva,

Mölder

2024

Legislative Studies Qtrly

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While existing studies have addressed the importance of political profile for media visibility, far fewer works have examined how speaking in parliament is associated with media attention—an important mechanism in reaching out to voters. This paper tests how the amount and particularly the style of parliamentary speech are related to media attention. We employ a unique data set that covers all parliamentary transcripts for the 2011–2015 and 2015–2019 parliamentary terms in Estonia and online media content from that period (~ 2.7 million news articles). We assume that MPs can use parliamentary speech as a tool to foster personal attention. First, the results show that MPs who speak in parliament receive more media attention than those who do not, and speaking more means more media visibility. Second, the media pays more attention to rank‐and‐file MPs who use more negative, complex language and more singular and plural first‐person pronouns.

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Shirking and Slacking in Parliament

Cited by 5 publications

References 62 publications

The good, the loyal or the active? MPs’ parliamentary performance and the achievement of static and progressive career ambitions in parliament

The good, the loyal or the active? MPs’ parliamentary performance and the achievement of static and progressive career ambitions in parliament

Rewarding Some, But Not All? The Selectoral Consequences of Parliamentary Activity for Newcomers and Experienced MPs in Belgium (1995–2019)

A place to speak and be heard? Parliamentary speech and media attention in Estonia, 2011–2019

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