All Outputs (3)

Static and dynamic incentives for Twitter usage in the European Parliament (2017)
Journal Article
Daniel, W. T., Obholzer, L., & Hurka, S. (2019). Static and dynamic incentives for Twitter usage in the European Parliament. Party Politics, 25(6), 771-781. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354068817747755

In this article, we examine the static and dynamic factors that explain the use of the Twitter social media platform by all active Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) during the Fall and Winter of 2015–2016. Our analysis demonstrates that MEPs... Read More about Static and dynamic incentives for Twitter usage in the European Parliament.

Individual Determinants for the Selection of Group Coordinators in the European Parliament (2017)
Journal Article
Daniel, W. T., & Thierse, S. (2018). Individual Determinants for the Selection of Group Coordinators in the European Parliament. Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(4), 939-954. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12690

© 2017 University Association for Contemporary European Studies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd Group coordinators are part of a highly influential circle of members of the European Parliament (MEPs). However, there is only scant knowledge about the powe... Read More about Individual Determinants for the Selection of Group Coordinators in the European Parliament.

When time is money: sideline jobs, ancillary income and legislative effort (2017)
Journal Article
Hurka, S., Obholzer, L., & Daniel, W. T. (2018). When time is money: sideline jobs, ancillary income and legislative effort. Journal of European Public Policy, 25(5), 651-669. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2017.1285341

Moonlighting, the pursuit of (paid or unpaid) sideline jobs by democratically elected politicians, regularly evokes public outcry. This study provides an empirical test of the claim that moonlighting goes hand-in-hand with a lower degree of parliamen... Read More about When time is money: sideline jobs, ancillary income and legislative effort.