The power ranking of the members of the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament
使用空间Banzhaf权力指数分析欧洲议会农业委员会成员的投票权力,识别出报告人、协调员及来自爱尔兰、波兰、罗马尼亚等国的议员是关键角色,意大利影响力最大而法国较弱。
Abstract We aim to identify the most influential members of the Agricultural Committee of the European Parliament (COMAGRI). Unlike previous studies that were based on case studies or interviews with stakeholders, we analyse the voting power of MEPs using a spatial Banzhaf power index. We identify critical members: members whose votes are necessary to form winning coalitions. We found that rapporteurs, EP group coordinators and MEPs from countries with high relative Committee representations, such as Ireland, Poland or Romania are powerful actors. Italy emerges as the most influential member state, while France seems surprisingly weak.