Hix, Simon


Professor Simon Hix  

Department

Position held

Department of Government

Professor of European and Comparative Politics

Experience keywords:

European politics; public opinion; legislative procedures; EMU; European policy; European parliament; European political parties

Media experience:

RadioTV

Contact Points

LSE phone number:

020 7955 7657

Publications

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2009

Carey, John M. and Hix, Simon (2009) The electoral sweet spot: low-magnitude proportional electoral systems. PSPE working papers, 01-2009. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Hix, Simon and Jun, Hae-Won (2009) Party behaviour in the parliamentary arena. The case of the Korean National Assembly. Party politics, 15 (6). pp. 667-694. ISSN 1460-3683

Hix, Simon and Marsh, Michael and Vivyan, Nick (2009) Predict09.eu. www.Predict09.eu

2007

Hix, Simon and Hoyland, Bjorn and Vivyan, Nick (2007) From doves to hawks: a spatial analysis of voting in the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, 1997-2007. PSPE working papers, 08-2007. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

Hix, Simon and Noury, Abdul and Roland, Gerard (2007) Democratic politics in the European parliament. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. ISBN 0521694604

2006

Jun, Hae-Won and Hix, Simon (2006) The meaning of conflict in the Korean National Assembly. PSPE working papers, 04-2006. Department of Government, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK

2005

Hix, Simon and Noury, Abdul and Roland, Gérard (2005) Power to the parties : cohesion and competition in the European Parliament, 1979–2001. British journal of political science, 35 (2). pp. 209-234. ISSN 1469-2112

2004

Hix, Simon (2004) Electoral institutions and legislative behaviour: explaining voting defection in the European parliament. World politics, 56 (2). pp. 194-223. ISSN 0043-8871

Hix, Simon (2004) Electoral institutions and legislative behavior : explaining voting defection in the European Parliament. World politics, 56 (2). pp. 194-223. ISSN 1086-3338

2003

Hix, Simon and Kreppel, Amie and Noury, Abdul (2003) The party system in the European parliament: collusive or competitive? Journal of common market studies, 41 (2). pp. 309-331. ISSN 0021-9886

Hix, Simon and Raunio, Tapio and Scully, Roger (2003) Fifty years on: research on the European parliament. Journal of common market studies, 41 (2). pp. 191-202. ISSN 0021-9886

Kreppel, Amie and Hix, Simon (2003) From grand coalition to left-right confrontation: explaining the shifting structure of party competition in the European parliament. Comparative political studies, 36 (1/2). pp. 75-96. ISSN 0010-4140

Hix, Simon and Gabel, Matthew (2003) Defining the EU political space: an empirical study of the European elections manifestos, 1979-1999. In: Marks, Gary and Steenbergen, Marco R, (eds.) European integration and political conflict. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 93-119. ISBN 9780521535052

Hix, Simon (2003) Parteien, wahlen und demokratie in der EU. In: Jachtenfuchs, M. and Kohler-Koch, B., (eds.) Europäische integration. Leske + Budrich, Opladen, Germany, pp. 151-183.

Hix, Simon and Noury, Abdul and Roland, Gérard (2003) How MEPs vote: a study of the EU legislative process. Economic and Social Research Council, Swindon, UK.

2002

Hix, Simon (2002) The way to pick Europe's leader. Financial times, ISSN 0307-1766

Gabel, Matthew and Hix, Simon and Schneider, Gerald (2002) Who is afraid of cumulative research? Improving data on EU politics. European Union politics, 3 (4). pp. 481-500. ISSN 1465-1165

Gabel, Matthew and Hix, Simon (2002) Defining the EU political space: an empirical study of the European elections manifestos, 1979-1999. Comparative political studies, 35 (8). pp. 934-964. ISSN 0010-4140

Hix, Simon and Gabel, Matthew (2002) The European parliament and executive politics in the EU: voting behaviour and the commission president investiture procedure. In: Hosli, Madeleine O. and Deeman, Adrian Van and Widgrén, Mika, (eds.) Institutional Challenges in the European Union. Routledge, London, UK, pp. 22-47. ISBN 9780415251921

Hix, Simon (2002) Parliamentary behaviour with two principals: preferences, parties, and voting in the European parliament. American journal of political science, 46 (3). pp. 688-698. ISSN 0092-5853

Hix, Simon (2002) Constitutional agenda-setting through discretion in rule interpretation : why the European Parliament won at Amsterdam. British journal of political science, 32 (2). pp. 259-280. ISSN 1469-2112

Hix, Simon (2002) Parties at the European level. In: Webb, Paul and Farrell, David and Holliday, Ian, (eds.) Political parties in advanced industrial democracies. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 280-309. ISBN 9780199240562

Hix, Simon (2002) Linking national politics to Europe. Foreign Policy Centre, London, UK.

Hix, Simon (2002) A constitution for the EU? A comparative political science perspective. Collegium: journal of the college of europe, (23). pp. 17-35.

Hix, Simon (2002) A supranational party system and the legitimacy of the European Union. The international spectator, 37 (4). pp. 49-59. ISSN 0393-2729

2001

Hix, Simon (2001) Legislative behaviour and party competition in the European parliament: an application of nominate to the EU. Journal of common market studies, 39 (4). pp. 663-688. ISSN 0021-9886

2000

Hix, Simon and Goetz, Klaus H., (eds.) (2000) Europeanised politics? European integration and national political systems. Routledge, London, UK; Portland, USA. ISBN 9780714651415

Hix, Simon and Goetz, Klaus H. (2000) Introduction: European integration and national political systems. West European politics, 23 (4). pp. 1-26. ISSN 0140-2382

Hix, Simon (2000) Parliamentary oversight of executive power: what role for the European parliament in comitology? In: Christiansen, Thomas and Kirchner, Emil, (eds.) Committee governance in the European Union. Manchester university press, Manchester, pp. 62-78. ISBN 9780719055522

Hix, Simon (2000) Britain, the EU and the euro. In: Dunleavy, Patrick and Gamble, Andrew and Holliday, Ian and Peele, Gilian, (eds.) Developments in British politics 6. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, UK, pp. 47-68. ISBN 9780333777374

Hix, Simon (2000) Executive selection in the European Union: does the commission president investiture procedure reduce the democratic deficit? In: Neunreither, Karlheinz and Wiener, Antje, (eds.) European integration after Amsterdam: institutional dynamics and prospects for democracy. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 95-111. ISBN 9780198296416

Raunio, Tapio and Hix, Simon (2000) Backbenchers learn to fight back: European integration and parliamentary government. West European politics, 23 (4). pp. 142-168. ISSN 0140-2382

1999

Hix, Simon (1999) The political system of the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780312225360

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