The Presidency of the European Commission Under Jacques Delors: The Politics of Shared Leadership

ISBN-13: 9780333721018 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 260 str.

Ken Endo

Opis

This work is the first systematic study of the presidency of the European Commission. Drawing upon cases of attempted leadership by Jacques Delors, the Commission President from 1985-95, it examines the leadership capacity of the office-holder. This points to the inherently shared and contingent nature of Commission President's leadership in a Union where the leadership sources are widely dispersed. While this is essentially an empirical study, Endo addresses some of the theoretical implications of its findings and resulting issues.

Recenzje

'This richly researched volume offers many insights into the succession of Commission presidencies and the internal politics of the European Commission. Its detailed account of Jacques Delors' period in the presidency rests on a stimulating blend of critical empathy and careful analysis. The study is a welcome contribution to our understanding of the scope for and limits to political leadership in the European Union.' - Helen Wallace, European Institute, University of Sussex

'A timely and valuable reminder of how Jacques Delors played a vital role in the reconstruction of Europe at the end of the Cold War. His insights on the workings of European institutions and the qualities of leadership are clear and impressive.' - Lionel Barber, Financial Times

Spis treści

List of Tables and Figures Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction PART I: THE FRAMES OF REFERENCE An Analytical Framework of Political Leadership PART II: THE STRUCTURE OF RESOURCES AND CONSTRAINTS OF THE COMMISSION PRESIDENT The Power Resources of the Commission Presidency The Power Constraints Upon the Commission Presidency The Personal Factors of the Successive Commission Presidents The Situational and Personal Contexts of the Delors Presidency PART III: EXAMINING LEADERSHIP CASES OF JACQUES DELORS The Single European Act The Delors Committee on Economic and Monetary Union The 1991 Intergovernmental Conference on Political Union The 1993 White Paper on Growth, Competitiveness and Employment Conclusions Notes Appendix Bibliography Index

O autorze

KEN ENDO is Lecturer in International Relations in the Faculty of Law, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. He has been a JSPS (Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science) Research Fellow (1992-96) and an Advisory Expert to the 'Cellule de Prospective', European Commission (1993). He completed his D.Phil at St Antony's College, University of Oxford, in 1996.