Foxes and Hedgehogs in Legislatures: When do MPs become specialists or generalists?

• In Event: Beyond Reelection: The Choices and Motivations of Legislators

Brief Overview

This paper studies the conditions leading legislators to become specialist or generalist in parliament, measured thought their parliamentary activities. We study Germany and Spain over the last 25 years.

Authors

• Javier Martínez-Cantó, University of Konstanz

• Christian Breunig, University of Konstanz

• Laura Chaqués Bonafont, University of Barcelona