Informal governance in the European union
By: [edited by] Thomas Christiansen, Simona Piattoni.
Contributors: Christiansen, Thomas.; Piattoni, Simona, 1960-
Publisher: Edward Elgar
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 273
Subjects: European Union; European Union countries -- Politics and government; European Union countries -- Economic policy
Description: This book addresses an issue of paramount importance concerning the politics of the European Union: aspects of governance and policy making in the EU that are labelled "informal". Much of the literature on the EU focuses on the formal facets of EU politics, but uniquely, the subject matter within this book deals with informal aspects such as: the role of personal relationships, the presence of non-hierarchical policy-networks and non-institutional channels of interest representation, and the relevance of the unwritten rules and routines which govern these aspects of EU politics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.