Resources related to the case study:
About the author and department
Personal webpage:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/europeanInstitute/staff/academicStaff/hagemann/home.aspx
European Institute:
http://www.lse.ac.uk/europeanInstitute/home.aspx
Relevant research
Hagemann, Sara, Hobolt, Sara B. and Wratil, Christopher (forthcoming) Government Responsiveness in the European Union: Evidence from Council Voting, Comparative Political Studies. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/64513/
Hagemann, Sara and Franchino, Fabio (forthcoming) Transparency vs. Efficiency? A Study of Negotiations in the Council of the European Union, European Union Politics.
Hagemann, Sara, Bailer, Stefanie and Herzog, Alexander (2015) Signals to their parliaments: Governments’ strategic use of voting and policy statements in the Council of the European Union, paper presented at European Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting, Vienna, 25-28 June 2015.
Hagemann, Sara and Hoyland, Bjorn (2010) Bicameral politics in the European Union. Journal of Common Market Studies, 48 (4). pp. 811-833. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/35314/
Hix, Simon and Hagemann, Sara (2009) Could changing the electoral rules fix European parliament elections? Politique Européenne, 28 (2). pp. 37-52. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/30716/
Hagemann, Sara (2008) Voting, statements and coalition-building in the Council from 1999-2006. In: Naurin, Daniel and Wallace, Helen, (eds.) Unveiling the Council of the European Union: Games Governments Play in Brussels. Palgrave studies in European Union politics. Palgrave Macmillan, London, UK, pp. 36-64. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/37073/
Hagemann, Sara and Hoyland, Bjorn (2008) Parties in the Council? Journal of European Public Policy, 15 (8). pp. 1205-1221. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/37072/
Hagemann, Sara (2007) Applying ideal point estimation methods to the Council of Ministers. European Union Politics, 8 (2). pp. 279-296. http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/51593/
Evidence of impact
Articles in the news media
‘New website puts European Parliament under scrutiny’, Brussels Blog, Financial Times, 12 May 2009:
http://blogs.ft.com/brusselsblog/2009/05/12/new-website-puts-european-parliament-under-scrutiny/
‘Your country or your party needs you’, Brussels Blog, Financial Times, 18 October 2010:
http://blogs.ft.com/brusselsblog/2010/10/18/your-country-or-your-party-needs-you/
‘Lack of ‘political will’ on public voting records’, European Voice, Politico, 13 October 2010:
http://www.politico.eu/article/lack-of-political-will-on-public-voting-records/
‘A vote for European transparency’, European Voice, Politico, 13 April 2011:
http://www.politico.eu/article/a-vote-for-european-transparency/
More recent articles on Votewatch in the news media:
http://www.votewatch.eu/blog/category/media/
Other impact
How other organisations use Votewatch data:
http://www.votewatch.eu/blog/category/other_organisations/
Blog entries
Hagemann, Sara (with Simon Hix) (2015) Does the UK win or Lose in the EU Council of Ministers? LSE EUROPP blog entry:
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2015/11/02/does-the-uk-win-or-lose-in-the-council-of-ministers/
Also published on The Guardian website:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2015/nov/02/is-uk-winner-or-loser-european-council
Hagemann, Sara (2012) EU budget negotiations continue against a backdrop of austerity: but they are still in need of reform to produce a more efficient financial framework. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (05 Jun 2012) Blog Entry: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/46229/
Hagemann, Sara (2012) The political and economic crisis in Europe has meant a step back for the EU’s major institutions. Solutions in 2012 must not come at the expense of democracy. British Politics and Policy at LSE (09 Jan 2012) Blog Entry: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/41701/
Relevant video and audio
Hagemann interviewed on ‘Europe and the UK. Have we lost our sovereignty to Brussels?’, LSE, 4 February 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r671UtZtu0
Hagemann and Hix giving evidence together with Professor Anand Menon to the EU Affairs Select Committee in the UK House of Lords, 24 November 2015:
http://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/38bf51d0-1e2d-452b-ae5a-73ca78680d58