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Commitment to Sociability in the French National Assembly: A Study of Group Engagement

This article examines the sociability of MPs within the French National Assembly, focusing on their participation in various study groups. Highlighting specific study groups such as those on rural policies and truffles, it reveals the dynamics between left-wing and right-wing MPs. The findings show that central MPs tend to be more active and frequently reelected compared to their peers. Additionally, the analysis sheds light on how these engagement levels relate to legislative behavior and the potential for accessing government positions, thereby illustrating the importance of sociability in parliamentary work.

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Commitment to Sociability in the French National Assembly: A Study of Group Engagement

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  1. A COMMITMENT TO SOCIABILITY IN parliament Romain Lecler

  2. The LIST OF STUDY GROUPS withIN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Accueil > Les députés > Liste des groupes d'études

  3. MEMBERS OF THE STUDY GROUP ON RURAL POLICIES (…)

  4. MEMBERS OF THE STUDY GROUP ON TRUFFLES

  5. MOST POPULATED STUDY GROUPS …and"Truffle" (43), “Balneology” (42), “Granite and Quarries” (42), “Tibet” (41), “Corrida” (35), “Cancer” (32), «  "Chestnut Groves" (25), "Sign Language" (25).

  6. LEFT/WING UNBALANCED STUDY GROUPS

  7. COUNTRIES WHERE LEFT/RIGHT MPs are overrepresented within “Friendship Groups”

  8. MOST CENTRAL MPS ACCORDING TO THEIR PARTICIPATION IN STUDY GROUPS

  9. 22 CENTRAL MPS in STUDY GROUPS REELECTIONS Average MP reelections = 1.1 Average central MPs reelections = 1.9 ACTIVITY Average activity share of 1 MP = 0.18% Average activity share of central MPs = 0.31%

  10. INDEX OF ACTIVITY SHARE in NATIONAL ASSEMBLY • Index of Activity = (38/17535+66/31795…) /12 http://www.nosdeputes.fr/synthesetri/4

  11. conclusion The characteristics that such “central” MPs have: - Most of them are right-wing, in an Assembly that has a clear left-wing majority. - They have been reelected many times, much more than the average. - They are much more "active" MPs than the average. - A very few of them seem to have any chance to access a government position. This may help to see an opposition between MPs investing on positions outside of the Parliament (e.g. in a government, especially if they belong to the majority) and MPs investing on the sociability within the French National Assembly, as measured by their commitment to study groups.

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