Edited by Thomas Christiansen, Professor of Political Science and European Integration, Department of Political Science, Luiss Università Guido Carli, Italy and Torbjörn Larsson, Stockholm University, Sweden

'. . . I discovered a scholarly work on a difficult and technical subject presented by the authors in an open and transparent manner. It is an empirically rich work concentrating on a crucial element of the EU's policy making process, but one which is not often investigated. Through the detailed case studies included of the myriad of committees the authors have provided a good foundation for that study. As such it will satisfy not only the researcher looking at the committee structure in general but also the researcher concentrating on a specific element of the institutional framework of EU decision making.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: The Role of Committees in the Policy-Process of the European Union Thomas Christiansen and Torbjörn Larsson 2. Committees and the Nature of Deliberative Supranationalism in the EU Torbjörn Larsson 3. Forms of Informal Governance: Searching for Efficiency and Democracy B. Guy Peters 4. The Commission’s Relations with Expert Advisory Groups Torbjörn Larsson and Jan Murk 5. Council Working Groups: Spaces for Sectorized European Policy Deliberation Eve Fouilleux, Jacques de Maillard and Andy Smith 6. The Role of Committees and Working Groups in the CFSP Area Simon Duke 7. The Role of European Parliament Committees in the EU Policy-Making Process Christine Neuhold and Pierpaolo Settembri 8. The Role of Implementing Committees Guenther F. Schaefer and Alexander Türk 9. Comitology and the EP’s Scrutiny of Commission Implementing Acts: Real Parliamentary Control? Pamela Lintner and Beatrice Vaccari 10. The Role of the European Court of Justice in the Area of Comitology Alexander Türk 11. Conclusion Thomas Christiansen, Torbjörn Larsson and Guenther F. Schaefer References Index

Edited by Thomas Christiansen, Professor of Political Science and European Integration, Department of Political Science, Luiss Università Guido Carli, Italy and Torbjörn Larsson, Stockholm University, Sweden

'. . . I discovered a scholarly work on a difficult and technical subject presented by the authors in an open and transparent manner. It is an empirically rich work concentrating on a crucial element of the EU's policy making process, but one which is not often investigated. Through the detailed case studies included of the myriad of committees the authors have provided a good foundation for that study. As such it will satisfy not only the researcher looking at the committee structure in general but also the researcher concentrating on a specific element of the institutional framework of EU decision making.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: The Role of Committees in the Policy-Process of the European Union Thomas Christiansen and Torbjörn Larsson 2. Committees and the Nature of Deliberative Supranationalism in the EU Torbjörn Larsson 3. Forms of Informal Governance: Searching for Efficiency and Democracy B. Guy Peters 4. The Commission’s Relations with Expert Advisory Groups Torbjörn Larsson and Jan Murk 5. Council Working Groups: Spaces for Sectorized European Policy Deliberation Eve Fouilleux, Jacques de Maillard and Andy Smith 6. The Role of Committees and Working Groups in the CFSP Area Simon Duke 7. The Role of European Parliament Committees in the EU Policy-Making Process Christine Neuhold and Pierpaolo Settembri 8. The Role of Implementing Committees Guenther F. Schaefer and Alexander Türk 9. Comitology and the EP’s Scrutiny of Commission Implementing Acts: Real Parliamentary Control? Pamela Lintner and Beatrice Vaccari 10. The Role of the European Court of Justice in the Area of Comitology Alexander Türk 11. Conclusion Thomas Christiansen, Torbjörn Larsson and Guenther F. Schaefer References Index

Edited by Thomas Christiansen, Professor of Political Science and European Integration, Department of Political Science, Luiss Università Guido Carli, Italy and Torbjörn Larsson, Stockholm University, Sweden

'. . . I discovered a scholarly work on a difficult and technical subject presented by the authors in an open and transparent manner. It is an empirically rich work concentrating on a crucial element of the EU's policy making process, but one which is not often investigated. Through the detailed case studies included of the myriad of committees the authors have provided a good foundation for that study. As such it will satisfy not only the researcher looking at the committee structure in general but also the researcher concentrating on a specific element of the institutional framework of EU decision making.'

• Contents: Preface 1. Introduction: The Role of Committees in the Policy-Process of the European Union Thomas Christiansen and Torbjörn Larsson 2. Committees and the Nature of Deliberative Supranationalism in the EU Torbjörn Larsson 3. Forms of Informal Governance: Searching for Efficiency and Democracy B. Guy Peters 4. The Commission’s Relations with Expert Advisory Groups Torbjörn Larsson and Jan Murk 5. Council Working Groups: Spaces for Sectorized European Policy Deliberation Eve Fouilleux, Jacques de Maillard and Andy Smith 6. The Role of Committees and Working Groups in the CFSP Area Simon Duke 7. The Role of European Parliament Committees in the EU Policy-Making Process Christine Neuhold and Pierpaolo Settembri 8. The Role of Implementing Committees Guenther F. Schaefer and Alexander Türk 9. Comitology and the EP’s Scrutiny of Commission Implementing Acts: Real Parliamentary Control? Pamela Lintner and Beatrice Vaccari 10. The Role of the European Court of Justice in the Area of Comitology Alexander Türk 11. Conclusion Thomas Christiansen, Torbjörn Larsson and Guenther F. Schaefer References Index