Multilevel union administration
Subtitle: the transformation of executive politics in Europe
By: edited by Morten Egeberg
Contributors: Egeberg, Morten, 1948-
Series: Palgrave studies in European Union politics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Basingstoke [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: European Union; Administrative agencies -- European Union countries; Representative government and representation -- European Union countries; European Union countries -- Politics and government -- 21st century
Description: The executive branch of government in Europe is being transformed in a profound way. We are witnessing the development of EU-level executive bodies that, for the the first time in the history of international organizations, are capable of acting relatively independently of member-state governments and councils of ministers. As a consequence, the quite peculiar development of the Commission and EU agencies seems to trigger significant centrifugal forces within national governments. National agencies are developing into components of two administrations: they continue to serve national ministries but also take part in the formulation and implementation of EU policies in close cooperation with the Commission or EU-level agencies, with relative independence from their respective ministries. The authors in this book argue that a genuine Union administration that spans levels of governance is definitely in the process of development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-216) and index