Lifestyle versus social determinants of health in the Dutch parliament: An automated analysis of debate transcripts by Jeroen M. van Baar, Laura Shields-Zeeman, Karien Stronks, Luc L. Hagenaars

“…We use an automated corpus research approach to analyse fourteen years of health policy debate in the Dutch House of Representatives’ Health Committee, testing three potential causes of the lack of attention for SDOH: political ideology, by which members of parliament (MPs) from some political orientations may prioritize lifestyle factors over SDOH; lifestyle drift, by which early attention for SDOH during problem analysis is replaced by a lifestyle focus in the development of solutions as the challenges in addressing SDOH become clear; and focusing events, by which political or societal chance events, known to the public and political elites simultaneously, bolster the lifestyle perspective on health. …”
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Giving fruits and vegetables a tax break: lessons from a Dutch attempt by Luc L Hagenaars, Tera L Fazzino, Joreintje Dingena Mackenbach

“…Design: We qualitatively analysed open-access fiscal and health experts’ position papers about benefits and downsides of the zero-rate that were discussed with members of parliament in June 2023. Setting: The Netherlands. …”
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Electoral rules and legislative behaviour: cross-national micro-level evidence from the Bundestag and the UK House of Commons, 2005-2015 by Heuwieser, R

“…Rather, I propose that individual Members of Parliament (MPs) vary in the extent to which they personally desire or depend upon re-election. …”

Who owns Salmonella? The Politics of Infections shared by Humans and Livestock in the Netherlands, 1959-1965 by Floor Haalboom

“…</p><p> </p><p>Using Joseph Gusfield’s concept of  ‘ownership’ of public problems, the paper shows why attempts by public health experts to define salmonellosis as a public problem and control policy responses largely failed against the agricultural ‘green  front’ of Dutch statutory industrial organisations (<em>publiekrechtelijke bedrijfsorganisaties</em>, PBOs), the Ministry of Agriculture and members  of parliament. The paper also argues for historiographical attention to be given to the influence of PBOs on policy making in the second half of the twentieth century.…”
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Stalking, harassment, gendered abuse, and violence towards politicians in the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery era by Susanna Every-Palmer, Susanna Every-Palmer, Oliver Hansby, Oliver Hansby, Justin Barry-Walsh

“…Secondary analyses were conducted on similar data collected from parliamentarians in 2014 to compare trends over time.FindingsWe obtained a cleaned achieved survey sample of 54 Members of Parliament (MPs). Harassment was reported by 98% of respondents, ranging from disturbing communication to actual physical violence. …”
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Essays in development economics and political economy by Datta, Saugato

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Political leadership in Singapore : transitional reflections amidst the politics of bifurcation by Chong, Alan Chia Siong

“…The three ‘non-constituency’ members of parliament allocated through the highest personal vote totals of the losing candidates amongst the opposition could hardly be considered as solid electoral gains since they appear more as constitutional gestures of political compensation. …”
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Analysis of Electoral Geography in West Azerbaijan Province (apportionment, Gerrymandering) by ZAHRA PISHGAHI FARD, keramat ranjbar dastenaei

“…The Islamic Consultative Assembly is considered as the main and most important decision-making element in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which periods have passed since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution, and according to the existing laws (Article 64 of the Constitution), each area can change according to decreasing or increasing the number of members of parliament in each ten-year period and the geographical boundaries, which necessarily leads to changes in the boundaries of the electoral area and manipulation of the boundaries, in the meantime, the examination of voting patterns and voting and ballots can manipulate and change boundaries in favor of one person or party, and lead to continued victory in electoral areas. …”
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Essays in development and political economy by Lowe, Matt (Matthew James Albert), Jo, Donghee

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Back to school for Sipitang MP and nine others by Borneo Post, (KK)

“…PUTRAJAYA : Sipitang member of parliament Datuk Sapawi Amat Wasali @ Ahmad is among the 10 parliamentarians who have signed up for post-graduate studies in various fields at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). …”
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Would the election of a Member of the European Parliament as President of the Commission make democratic sense? by Christian Joerges, Florian Rödl

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SIRENS / by Knox, Joseph, author

“…He spends his nights tailing The Franchise, a sophisticated gang operating out of the city's booming bar culture, but when David Rossiter, a powerful member of parliament, discovers that his runaway teenage daughter has turned up in their custody - everything changes. …”

Constitutional Identity, Ireland and the EU by Gavin Barrett

“…The case involved a member of parliament seeking to restrain the Irish government from ratifying the 2014 EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) on grounds of alleged unconstitutionality. …”
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My kind of town by Teo, Basil Edward Zhen Jie, Chiang, Cara En Huan, Sulaiman Daud, Wong, Kar Weng

“…My Kind of Town explores the different perspectives on the career of Mr Chiam See Tong through a series of interviews with the former Member of Parliament, close aides, academics, politicians, and the residents of Potong Pasir whom he served for 27 years. …”
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Ranking of potential coal deposits in order to make investment decisions to open new mines in Serbia by Tomić Aleksandra

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Call for action: presenting constituency-level data on population, health and socioeconomic wellbeing related to 2030 Sustainable Development Goals for India by S.V. Subramanian, Amar Patnaik, Rockli Kim

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BOSISME DALAM PROSES ELEKTORAL (Studi Tentang Strategi Bosisme Dalam Mempengaruhi Proses Elektoral di Kabupaten Halmahera Barat) by , Andre Demitrius,SIP, , Drs. Ratnawati, S.U.

“…Besides, the PDIP and Namto also put some people who should not sit as a member of parliament but, when they were set by the Regional Election Commission (KPUD) they sit as members of Regional Parliament (DPRD). …”

Designing National Policy and Strategies for Inclusive Development: Accelerating Infrastructure Development for Growth and Prosperity by Mohammed Ali Berawi

“…Rembuk Nasional 2017 was attended by Republic of Indonesia’s president, ministers, governors, majors, members of parliaments,entrepreneurs, academicians, NGOs, and the public.As the head of the Rembuk Nasional committee for the infrastructure and connectivity development sector, I agree that the momentum on accelerating infrastructure and connectivity development programs to achieve sustainable development objectives, stimulate economic growth,reduce poverty, and improve the quality of life of the people should be continuously supported.…”
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Legislating fiction by Alice Donald, Joelle Grogan

“…Members of Parliament in the UK will on 16 and 17 January 2024 debate the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill, which ‘gives effect to the judgement of Parliament that the Republic of Rwanda is a safe country’ for asylum-seekers. …”
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Choosing your own Boss: Variations of representation foci in mixed electoral systems by Chiru, M, Enyedi, Z

“…Members of parliament are privileged agents. They can choose who to regard as their principal: the entire nation, a particular electoral district or a political party. …”