The secondary objectives are:
- To develop an extensive database of politics in the EP, both in committees and in the plenary.
- To develop theoretically driven statistical models for incorporating strategic considerations that feature in political group leaders' roll call request utility, drawing upon the quantal response equilibrium framework while also taking into account for non-strategic aspects featuring in observational data.
- To develop item response theory models that incorporate the strategic request of roll call votes.
- To provide MEP ideal-point estimates that account for strategic behaviour.