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This dissertation studies the descriptive (i.e. numeric) representation of women in national parliaments in three related but independent papers. The empirical analysis presented in the papers is based on two original data sets. The first, macro level data set covers the democratic elections of 75 nations between the years 1980 and 2010. A subset of these data covering the OECD nations is augmented to include a set of socioeconomic variables that were not available for other countries. The second data set is a collection of candidate data from six Estonian elections between the years 1992 and 2011. The papers use a variety of quantitative techniques to support the theoretical claims made in them. ; TARA (Trinity?s Access to Research Archive) has a robust takedown policy. Please contact us if you have any concerns: rssadmin@tcd.ie

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Theoretical Framework -- Chapter 3: Data and Methodology -- Chapter 4: Focus and Style of Representation in EU Politics: A Descriptive Analysis -- Chapter 5: Explaining MPs' Representative Behavior in EU Politics -- Chapter 6: Explaining MPs' Representative Conception in EU Politics -- Chapter 7: Discussion and Conclusion.

"National Parliaments and the European Union" published on by Oxford University Press.

"National parliaments are central to the political systems of western Europe. Yet what role have they played in the development of the European Union?" "This volume is the first to study in depth how national parliaments have adapted to the effects of the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty. Detailed studies of ten parliaments allow generalisations to be drawn about national parliaments - how they have adapted, or not adapted, to European integration. The authors provide depth, looking at each parliament from the time of membership and identifying the key stages of institutional change." "The country studies are complemented by an analysis of how changes are viewed from the institutions of the European Union and chapters that establish the context of change and pinpoint the reasons why national parliaments have changed - and the problems facing them as means of remedying the perceived 'democratic deficit' within the EU." "National parliaments figure prominently in the debate about the democratic deficit and the future of the European Union. This volume provides, for the first time, the material that is essential for an informed debate."--Jacket