Individual amending activity in the European Parliament committee system

Daniel, William T.; Thierse, Stefan

Abstract

Individual amendments at the committee stage offer Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) a valuable tool to change legislation, prior to its passage at the plenary stage. And until a recent rule change, they were also one of the last meaningful ways for MEPs to self-select into the EP legislative process. Applying theories of legislative organization, internal positions, and differences in national institutional background, we use novel data to examine why MEPs proposed amendments to select EP committees during a one-year period between October 2015 and 2016. Our findings address a remaining gap on the individual determinants for legislative behavior in the EP, while also highlighting the effects of uneven prestige and contestation found in the EP committee system.

Citation

Daniel, W. T., & Thierse, S. (2022). Individual amending activity in the European Parliament committee system. Journal of European Integration / Revue d'Intégration Européenne, 44(4), 531-550. https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2021.1950704

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 28, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Jul 13, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Jun 28, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jan 14, 2023
• Journal: Journal of European Integration
• Print ISSN: 0703-6337
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-2280
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 531-550
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/07036337.2021.1950704
• Keywords: Political Science and International Relations; Sociology and Political Science
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5745492
• Publisher URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07036337.2021.1950704