At the Heart of the Union: Studies of the European Commission

ISBN-13: 9780333918340 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 345 str.

Neill Nugent

Opis

An examination of the central institution of the EU. The editor, Prof. Neill Nugent, brings together a range of perspectives, each based on original research, examining all aspects from recruitment to policy-making, from the Commission's history to its future prospects.

Spis treści

Preface List of Abbreviations Notes on the Contributors Introduction: At the Heart of the Union; N.Nugent European Commissioners 1952-1995: National Routes to a European Elite; A.Macmullen Identities in the European Commission; M.McDonald Administrative Culture in the European Commission: The Cases of Competition and Environment; M.Cini A House with Differing Views: The European Commission and Cohesion Policy; L.Hooghe The Commission as an Agent; M.A.Pollack Uniting European Industrial Policy: A Commission Agenda for Integration; T.C.Lawton Safeguarding the Economic Constitution: The Commission and Competition Policy; L.McGowan The Commission Made Me Do It: The European Commission as a Strategic Asset in Domestic Politics; M.P.Smith The Commission and Implementation in the European Union: Is there an Implementation Deficit and Why?; B.Guy Peters Managing the Managers: the Commission's Role in the Implementation of Spending Programmes; R.Levy The European Commission and the Politics of Legitimacy in the European Union; H.Drake The Commission and the Intergovernmental Conferences; D.Dinan The Role of the Commission: A Theoretical Discussion; J.H.Matlary Conclusions: Themes and Prospects; N.Nugent Annex: Directorates General and Special Units of the Commission References Index

O autorze

Neill Nugent is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He has published widely on the European Union and in 2013 was given a Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary European Studies by the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES), 2013.