Rick Whitaker
rickwhitaker.bsky.social
Rick Whitaker
@rickwhitaker.bsky.social
Professor of Politics at University of Leicester, UK. Research on legislatures. Reviews editor @govandopp.bsky.social. Views are my own.
I managed to see the outside of the Maltese Parliament while on holiday last week. #parliaments #stv
August 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Looking at median MEP and voter positions by party group at 4 time points shows they are closer in more cases on left-right than on EU integration dimension. Most EP groups’ voters are more clustered around the middle of the EU integration scale than are their groups’ MEPs.
April 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We find that the median voter tends to be more Eurosceptic than the median MEP.
April 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We have reached 200 institutions in 34 countries from whom researchers have requested our MEP survey data, collected by @simonhix.bsky.social, @davidfarrell-ucd.bsky.social, @rogerawanscully.bsky.social, Galina Zapryanova and me! You can find out more about the data here mepsurvey.eu/users-of-the...
March 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
On my way home from Edinburgh after giving evidence to the @scotparl.bsky.social Delegated Powers committee’s inquiry on framework legislation and Henry VIII powers. Thanks to the committee and panel for a fascinating discussion. Written evidence here: yourviews.parliament.scot/dplr/framewo....
January 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM