The EU comitology system in theory and practice
Subtitle: keeping an eye on the Commission?
By: Jens Blom-Hansen
Series: Palgrave studies in European Union politics; Palgrave studies in European Union politics
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 215
ISBN-13: 9780230241428
Subjects: Legislative oversight; Committees; Delegated legislation; Decision making; European Commission
Description: There is a glaring imbalance between the impressive amount of research into first-tier EU decision-making by the Council of Ministers and the European Parliament and the limited research into second-tier EU rule-making by the Commission and the comitology committees. This book seeks to redress that imbalance and find answers to fundamental unresolved questions about the comitology system. It looks at why the system was created, how it has evolved over time and how it functions day to day. The EU Comitology System in Theory and Practice applies a novel theoretical approach, the delegation perspective, and provides answers by analysing a plurality of data sources, including EU legislative databases, survey data of comitology committees, legal documents and news reports. The book argues that member states use the comitology system to strike a balance between delegating powers to the Commission and controlling it.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A crackpot concept; title: A delegation perspective on comitology; title: The origins of comitology; title: What is at stake? a case study of the 2006 comitology reform; title: Comitology preferences in daily legislation; title: Comitology across policy areas; title: The comitology system in daily practice; title: Conclusion.