Public Ethics at the European Commission: Politics, Reform and Individual Views

ISBN-13: 9780367173548 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 162 str.

Andreea Nastase

Opis

This book comprises a study of ethics and public integrity issues in the administrative services of the European Commission. The author traces the reforms implemented in this area since the early 2000s, and asks whether and how they have shaped Commission officials’ thinking about appropriate behaviour in public office. Based on in-depth interviews and the use of vignettes, the book reveals that the influence of ethics regulations is subtle and full of contradictions: while a heightened awareness and discussion of ethical issues exists in the Commission nowadays, the topic is nonetheless often considered as a matter of "common sense".

O autorze

Andreea Nastase is Assistant Professor in European Public Policy at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. She holds a PhD from the Central European University, Budapest.