| dc.description.abstract | This study examines whether Members of Parliament (MPs) from Rogaland, Norway,
are influenced by the local economic structure in their home constituency during
parliamentary debates on environmental issues. By analysing parliamentary
speeches, economic data, and voter information, we employ natural language processing
techniques, including Structural Topic Modelling and sentiment analysis.
Our objective is to determine if Rogaland MPs demonstrate a stronger connection
to their local economic structure when engaging in debates within the realm of environmental
concerns. Our findings indicate that elected MPs from Rogaland are
highly involved in discussions pertaining to energy, petroleum, and emissions. Furthermore,
we observe a significant deviation among Rogaland MPs from their party
colleagues on these specific topics. Our interpretation suggests that MPs from Rogaland
prioritize representing local concerns in parliamentary debates. | en_US |
