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Bureaucrats as Law-Makers.
The Council of Ministers is one of the most powerful institutions of the European Union (EU) and plays a major role in the European policy-making process. Drawing on formal theory and combining quantitative and qualitative methods in an innovative fashion, this book provides novel insights into the...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| Colección: | Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Bureaucrats as Law-makers Committee decision-making in the EU Council of Ministers; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; PART I Introduction and background; 1 Bureaucratic decision-making in the Council; Contributions of the study; Research approach and methods; Plan of the book; 2 The Council's committee system; Council committees in EU legislative decision-making; The organisational structure; Long-term trends in Council committee activity; The role, organisation and activities of Council committees
- 3 Existing research on Council decision-makingThe extent of committee decision-making; Committee communication and co-operation patterns; Committee member socialisation; Committee interaction styles; Policy outcomes of Council decision-making; Process characteristics of Council decision-making; Summary of the literature review; 4 Theoretical perspectives on committee decision-making; Preferences, institutions and policy stability; Committee socialisation; Policy uncertainty, salience and delegation; The theoretical arguments in brief; PART II Quantitative analysis; 5 Sample selection
- Selection criteriaSelection procedure; 6 Describing the extent of committee decision-making; Measuring committee decision-making; Results of the descriptive analysis; 7 Explaining the variation in committee decision-making; Operationalisation of variables; Results of the statistical analysis; Summary and discussion; PART III Qualitative analysis; 8 Methodological issues; The complementarity of quantitative and qualitative research; Advantages and disadvantages of a nested design; Case selection criteria; Data sources and collection; 9 Agriculture; Geographical Indications Regulation
- Leaf Tobacco RegulationComparative analysis; Appendix: development of individual negotiation issues; 10 Environment; Ambient Air Directive; Batteries Directive; Comparative analysis; Appendix: development of individual negotiation issues; 11 Economic and Financial Affairs; Parent-Subsidiary Directive; Mergers Directive; Comparative analysis; Appendix: development of individual negotiation issues; 12 Summary and between-sector comparison; Summary of the within-sector comparisons; Between-sector comparison; PART IV Synthesis and conclusion; 13 Discussion of research results and theory building
- Synthesis of the quantitative and qualitative research findingsTowards a procedural theory of Council decision-making; 14 Conclusion; The legitimacy of Council decision-making; Challenges for future research; References; Index