Celebrities in the Recruitment of Candidates for Legislative Members of the Indonesian Parliament in the Legislative Elections by M. Dwi Sugiarto, Yuwanto Yuwanto

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Perspectives of psychiatrists on Mental Health Care Act, 2017: An in-depth pilot survey by Astha, Shruti Srivastava, Indira Sharma

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Loyal soldiers or seasoned leaders? The selection of committee chairs in the European Parliament by Chiru, M

“…Despite the complex proportionality rules that govern the selection of committee chairs in the EP and the interdependence between their distribution and the allocation of other legislative offices, I find that chair seniority shapes the nomination of committee chairs. On the contrary, there is no evidence that European Party Groups use chair selection to reward their most loyal members, while EPG leaders did become chairs more often than regular members in the early terms.…”

Youth representation in the European Parliament: The limited effect of political party characteristics by Aksel Sundström, Daniel Stockemer

“…We examine this question quantitatively, focusing on the European Parliament (EP), and gauge the influence of the age of the party leader, the age of the party, the size of its support, party ideology and party nomination procedures on the age of politicians, based on data of all members who have served in the EP. …”
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Youth representation in the European Parliament: The limited effect of political party characteristics by Aksel Sundström, Daniel Stockemer

“…We examine this question quantitatively, focusing on the European Parliament (EP), and gauge the influence of the age of the party leader, the age of the party, the size of its support, party ideology and party nomination procedures on the age of politicians, based on data of all members who have served in the EP. …”
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Perspectives of the mercosur parliament performance according to south american political organization by Clarissa Franzoi Dri

“…The nomination “parliament”, the universal suffrage prevision and new legislative and control functions evidence possibilities for an outstanding actuation. …”
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The Spitzenkandidaten in the European Parliament Election Campaign Coverage 2014 in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom by Heidi Schulze

“…To tackle this problem, in 2014, several groups of the European Parliament nominated pan-European Spitzenkandidaten who were expected to personalise the elections and mobilise European voters. …”
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European Parliament Elections of May 2014: Driven by National Politics or EU Policy Making? by Hermann Schmitt, Ilke Toygür

“…At the same time, the nomination and campaigning of “Spitzenkandidaten”, lead candidates of EP political groups for European Commission (EC) presidency, was meant to establish a new linkage between European Parliament elections and the (s)election of the president of the Commission. …”
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Assessing the Probability of Affirmative Action Women’s Quota for Members of the Regional Representative Council (DPD) by Muhammad RM Fayasy Failaq, Rahmatika Monati

“… Gender quota policies for women in parliament or politics worldwide have developed since the 1990s. …”
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Canada – from its establishment until the modern day by Vitaliy Makar

“…However, the Dominion was established, the British Parliament retained the ability of limited control over Canada until 1982. …”
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Candidate Selection and Parliamentary Activity in the EU’s Multi-Level System: Opening a Black-Box by Eva-Maria Euchner, Elena Frech

“…Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have a multitude of parliamentary duties and, accordingly, have to prioritize some parliamentary activities over others. …”
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K otázce odpovědnosti člena parlamentu za způsob výkonu jeho mandátu by Jan Kudrna

“…This article deals with some still open issues of the immunity of members of parliament. Namely the question, if the member of parliament may be accountable for the resignation on the mandate or for a bill which the member of parliament proposed or for a personal nomination. …”
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Media bias in Singapore in 2011 by Lee, Matthew Wenjun, Michell Devina Ngan, Park So Jin

“…What were the reasons for the observed reporting in the The Straits Times In our results, we are able to show statistically, that the Straits Times was not biased against the minority of both the Opposition and Nominated Members-of-Parliament based on word count attribution. …”
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Sustainable integration: The silver lining of a democratically challenged EU by Nicolaidis, K

“…The member states remain masters of the Treaty. </p> …”

The Duty and Pleasure of Memory: Constance Markievicz by Loredana Salis

“…A protagonist in the Irish fight for independence, serving almost five years in prisons in England and Ireland, Markievicz devoted her life to political and civil reforms. She became a member of the first Irish Parliament, and in 1919 was nominated Secretary for Labour, thus making also the first female Cabinet Minister in Europe. …”
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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche, Maria Lenk

“…Daniel Stockemer and Aksel Sundström’s article titled “Youth’s underrepresentation in the European Parliament: Insights from interviews with young Members of the European Parliament (MEPs)” reports results from qualitative interviews with 23 MEPs on the factors contributing to the success and failure of young people to enter the European Parliament. …”
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Deparpolisasi Keanggotaan Dewan Perwakilan Daerah (Tela'ah Atas Hasrat Partai Politik Dalam Mengokupasi DPD) by Kiki Wulandari, Putri Apriani, Zulkifly Zulkifly, Irfan Amir

“…The beginning of filling the first period of DPD seats (2004-2009) required that the candidate for the DPD members were not an administrator of political parties within a minimum period of four years that calculated until the date of nominating candidates. …”
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A strategic action plan to enhance the accessibility of healthcare in rural areas of Zimbabwe by Manenji Mangundu, Lizeth Roets, Elsie Janse van Rensburg

“…Conclusion Active participation at all levels (professional nurses, healthcare users, national health directors and members of parliament) allowed the development of a strategic action plan.…”
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Clergy JPs in England and Wales, 1590-1640 by Haigh, C, Wall, A

“…In the 1621 parliament members of the House of Commons clashed with the kind over the issue of clergy as JPs: there were suggestions that no clergyman should sit as a JP, or that only bishops and deans should be appointed. …”

Factors affecting internal party democracy of the People’s Democratic Party’s selection of women candidates in Nasarawa State, Nigeria by Kago, Malo Habila, Wan Mohd Nor, Murni, Ku Samsu, Ku Hasnita, Ismail, Mohd Mahadee

“…A purposive sampling technique was used to select 13 females and 17 males for the study, comprising officials, elites, and members from the PDP itself, and the parliament. Thematic analysis revealed three major factors affecting PDP’s IPD such as (i) the absence of a free and fair process, (ii) the lack of nomination of women's candidature, and (iii) the discrimination nature of the IPD style. …”
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