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Measuring Roles and MPs' Activities: A Methodological Proposal Applied to Spanish MPs in a Multilevel Political System

Parliaments

Political Leadership

Representation

Presenter(s)

Pablo Oñate

University of Valencia

Author(s)

Pablo Oñate

University of Valencia

Panel MPs' Roles and Activities: Findings on Political Representation in Parliaments and How to Best Measure it

Abstract

MPs' roles and activities have been measured in different ways: From the approach based in the analysis of "focus and style ", by Wahlke et al (1959 and 1962) to that focused in the direction of representational relationship and the moment of control (Thomassen and Andeweg, 2004). In this paper several ways to measure representation will be used in order to propose a model to better gauge Members of Parliaments' conceptions and activities of representation. That model will be applied to Spanish MPs, both national and regional ones.