Voting Power and Ideology in the European Parliament

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Ballinger, A.R. (2014)

Voting Power and Ideology in the European Parliament

Master thesis | Political Science (MSc)

This paper looks at several voting power indices based upon the Banzhaf power index that take into account the ideology of voters. It then applies these indices to a voting body that is divided ideologically, the European Parliament. The modified power indices tend to reduce the voting power of party groups in extreme ideological positions, to the benefit of the median party group.

Author: Ballinger, A.R.

Faculty: Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation: Political Science

Supervisors: Meffert, M.F.
Hosli, M.O.

ECTS Credits: 20

Evaluation: Recommended

Language: en

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