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Which policy for Europe? : power and conflict inside the European Commission /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hartlapp, Miriam (Author), Metz, Julia (Author), Rauh, Christian, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
European Commission.
European Commission > Powers and duties.
Policy sciences > European Union countries.
European Union countries > Politics and government.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Position formation inside the EU Commission : an analytical framework
  • Studying internal dynamics
  • Connecting personal characteristics and organizational structure : Commissioners, Directors-General and services
  • Intersection of social and common market policies
  • Research and innovation policy
  • Consumer policy
  • Expert groups in the Commission : knowledge providers or political device?
  • Insulated, technocratic decision-making? Commission position formation and the public acceptability of policy options
  • Structural biases? The link between internal coordination and the dynamics of position formation
  • Many factors in position formation, but some matter more often than others : evidence across cases
  • Shaping policies for Europe : internal position formation between problem-solving, competence expansion and political ideology
  • Conclusion: Why we should care about power and conflict inside the European Commission.