Youth’s underrepresentation in the European Parliament: Insights from interviews with young Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) by Daniel Stockemer, Aksel Sundström

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European Legislation and Politics as Seen by Former Members of the European Parliament by Alfredo De Feo, Michael Shackleton

“… This article is based on the oral interviews that Members of the European Parliament (EP) from 1979 to 2019 have deposited at the Historical Archives of the EU (HAEU) and that are freely available to researchers.Their memories inspired us to focus on some specific features that are, in our view, relevant to the evolution and development of the European Parliament. …”
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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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Provide a Framework for the Application of Open Policy Making in Parliament of Iran by Mohsen Eynali, Seyed Abbas Ebrahimi, Mohsen Farhadinejad, Hasan Danaeefard

“…The target population encompasses all scientific experts in public policy (including faculty members of universities and research institutions with expertise in decision-making and public policy) and executive experts (including current and former members of the Parliament). …”
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A Different Approach to Legislative Bodies: Reflections on the History of Parliament Oral History Project and Laws Around Abortion by Emma Peplow, Priscilla Pivatto

“… The History of Parliament Oral History Project has been interviewing former Members of the UK Parliament since 2011. …”
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The Failure of Copenhagen and its consequences for International Relations by Marisa Matias

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Editorial by Ann-Kristin Kölln, Antony Mason, Maria Lenk, Jörg Tremmel, Markus Rutsche

“…To test their hypotheses, the authors use data on over 6,000 Members of the European Parliament ever elected and match them with information on party characteristics. …”
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Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire 1871 – 1918 by Arzu Melek Ozgumus

“…Bismarck was a junker, landowner nobility, who became a member of the Prussian Parliament in 1847. Following his terms as Ambassador in France and Russia, he was recalled to Berlin by Wilhelm I in 1862 to support passing the military budget. …”
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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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An analysis of the Policy of Increasing the Salaries of Government Employees Based on the Framework of Kingdon's Multiple Streams (Case Study of Budget Law 1401) by Seyyed Mojtaba Shahraeini, Heidar Najafi, Seyyedamir Abbaszade, Mahdi Khosravi, Iman Akbari

“…Results The research, based on the multiple streams framework, explains that the reduction in taxes for government employees (excluding faculty members and judges) has disproportionately increased the percentage of salary and benefits for higher-income salary groups. …”
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Negotiating National Equality in the Austrian Silesian Diet 1905-1914 by Paula Krajnik

“…By analyzing the stenographic minutes of the Silesian provincial diet, this article traces the attempts at national equalization and pacification, how members of the provincial parliament debated national equalization and pacification, and aims to identify the reasons for their failure of these attempts. …”
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Anti-constitutional activities and cover organisations of national-socialist movement in Klaipėda region in 1935-1937 by Mindaugas Valiukevičius

“…Around 1000 block and cell leaders remained free and carried on with their activities. Members of the forbidden SVG party and their supporters were restoring the national-socialist movement. …”
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“It Helps if I Don’t Come Across as the Intersex Person but as the Regular Guy”. LGBTIQ* Movements, Credibility, and Mis-Fitting in Knowledge Spaces in Austria by Boka En

“… Knowledge spaces as diverse as universities, parliaments, and activist organisations are fraught with difficulty for those who do not easily “fit” into them. …”
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