The European Commission and the Integration of Europe

Images of Governance

AvLiesbet Hooghe

Inbunden, Engelska, 2002

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What kind of European Union do top Commission officials want? Should the European Union be supranational or intergovernmental? Should it promote market-liberalism or regulated capitalism? Should the Commission be Europe's government or its civil service? This 2002 book examines top officials' preferences on these questions through analysis of unique data from 137 interviews. Understanding the forces that shape human preferences is the subject of intense debate. Hooghe demonstrates that the Commission has difficulty shaping its employees' preferences in the fluid multi-institutional context of the European Union. Top officials' preferences are better explained by experiences outside rather than inside the Commission: political party, country, and prior work leave deeper imprints than directorate-general or cabinet. Preferences are also influenced more by internalized values than by self-interested career calculation. Hooghe's findings are surprising, and will challenge a number of common assumptions about the workings and motives of the European Commission.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-01-10
Mått:157 x 236 x 23 mm
Vikt:580 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Themes in European Governance
Antal sidor:292
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521806671

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'Liesbet Hooghe's book is a significant contribution to both the literatures on European integration and comparative public administration. It is an extremely well-researched study of the inclinations exhibited by top officials of the European Commission. The Commission provides a challenging and fascinating research subject … the book is both unique and interesting … Hooghe's sophisticated study relies on the skilful use of both qualitative and quantitative techniques … yields some very interesting results … Hooghe's study is written engagingly. Her clever use of extracts from interview notes makes this book enjoyable to read. The extracts provide a meaningful sense of the context and lead to a more complete understanding of the 'world view' of officials … this is an impressive book that deserves to be read both by EU specialists and those interested in the study of public administration in the European context.' Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos, University of London

Innehållsförteckning

1. Preference formation in the European Commission; 2. Men (and women) at Europe's helm; 3. Images of Europe; 4. Beyond supranational interest; 5. Capitalism against capitalism; 6. Principal or agent; 7. Accommodating national diversity; 8. Conclusion; Appendix.