LEADER 02911nam 2200613Ia 450 001 9910781084903321 005 20230124183450.0 010 $a1-282-38322-1 010 $a9786612383229 010 $a0-19-157194-6 035 $a(CKB)2550000000003517 035 $a(EBL)472356 035 $a(OCoLC)515540121 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000344463 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11293544 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344463 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10308352 035 $a(PQKB)10527362 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000075809 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC472356 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL472356 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10358274 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL238322 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7036732 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7036732 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000003517 100 $a20090803d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWho decides, and how?$b[electronic resource] $epreferences, uncertainty, and policy choice in the European Parliament /$fNils Ringe 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-172243-X 311 $a0-19-957255-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Who Decides, and How? Preferences, Uncertainty, and Policy Choice in the European Parliament; 2. Perceived Preference Coherence in Legislative Politics; 3. Committees, Parties, and Voting in the European Parliament; 4. Focal Points as Mechanisms for Policy Choice; 5. Focal Points and Legislative Decision-Making: Six Case Studies; 6. Conclusion: Delegation, Efficiency, and Representation; Bibliography; Index 330 $aHow do individual legislators in the European Parliament (EP) make decisions on the wide variety of policy proposals they routinely confront? Despite a flourishing literature on the European Union's only directly elected institution, we know surprisingly little about the micro-foundations of EP politics. Who Decides, and How? seeks to address this shortcoming by examining how individual legislators make policy choices, how these choices are aggregated, and what roleparties and committees play in this process. It argues that members of the EP lack adequate resources to make equally informed dec 606 $aPolitical science 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPolitical science. 676 $a328.4 686 $aMK 5110$2rvk 700 $aRinge$b Nils$01107860 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781084903321 996 $aWho decides, and how$93828086 997 $aUNINA