The Principal Agent Model and the European Union
The Principal Agent Model and the European Union

Author: Tom Delreux

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2017-10-16

Total Pages: 315

ISBN-13: 331955137X

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This book assesses the use and limitations of the principal-agent model in a context of increasingly complex political systems such as the European Union. Whilst a number of conceptual, theoretical and methodological challenges need to be addressed, the authors show that the principal-agent model can still provide deeper insights into a wide range of political phenomena. Through an empirical analysis of multiple principal-agent relations in the EU, covering a variety of policy fields and political actors, the volume refines our theoretical understanding of the politics of delegation and discretion in the EU. It will appeal to scholars in interested in EU politics and policy, public administration and governance, and international organisations. The chapter ‘Multiple principals preferences, different types of oversight mechanisms, and agent’s discretion in trade negotiations’ is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license via link.springer.com.

The EU in International Sports Governance
The EU in International Sports Governance

Author: A. Geeraert

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-04-12

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 1137517786

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This book demonstrates that the European Union (EU) can curtail the autonomy of FIFA and UEFA by building upon insights from the principal-agent model. The author argues that EU institutional features complicate control, but do not render the EU powerless, and that FIFA and UEFA can deploy a variety of strategies to mitigate control.

The Engines of European Integration
The Engines of European Integration

Author: Mark A. Pollack

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 0199251185

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This study of delegation and agency in the European Union, examines the role of supranational actors like the Commission, the Court of Justice, and the European Parliament in the process of European integration and in contemporary EU governance.

Experimentalist Governance in the European Union
Experimentalist Governance in the European Union

Author: Charles F. Sabel

Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand

Published: 2010-02-25

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0199572496

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This book brings together a distinguished interdisciplinary group of European and American scholars to analyze the core theoretical features of the EU's new experimentalist governance architecture and explore its empirical development across a series of key policy domains.

Delegation and Agency in International Organizations
Delegation and Agency in International Organizations

Author: Darren G. Hawkins

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-09-14

Total Pages: 425

ISBN-13: 1139458817

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Why do states delegate certain tasks and responsibilities to international organizations rather than acting unilaterally or cooperating directly? Furthermore, to what extent do states continue to control IOs once authority has been delegated? Examining a variety of different institutions including the World Trade Organization, the United Nations and the European Commission, this book explores the different methods that states employ to ensure their interests are being served, and identifies the problems involved with monitoring and managing IOs. The contributors suggest that it is not inherently more difficult to design effective delegation mechanisms at international level than at domestic level and, drawing on principal-agent theory, help explain the variations that exist in the extent to which states are willing to delegate to IOs. They argue that IOs are neither all evil nor all virtuous, but are better understood as bureaucracies that can be controlled to varying degrees by their political masters.

The External Action of the European Union
The External Action of the European Union

Author: Sieglinde Gstöhl

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2021-03-26

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1350928828

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This groundbreaking new textbook offers extensive coverage of EU External Action studies, from its major concepts to the key theories in the field. Over the past decades, the European Union has progressively developed into a significant global actor in an increasing number of policy fields. This long-awaited volume looks into different ways of conceptualizing the EU as a global actor, the processes and impact of EU external action, explanations offered by IR and integration theories, the discursive, normative, practice and gender 'turns', and the 'decentring agenda' for EU external action. The book offers a reader-friendly guidance on these various ways in which to study the EU as a global actor: each chapter introduces one concept, approach or theory and illustrates its application by a case study of EU external action. In drawing the different perspectives together, the book underscores that 'EU External Action Studies' is becoming an academic speciality in its own right. Written by leading experts, the volume will make essential reading for students, scholars and practitioners of EU external action. EU External Action Studies nowadays attract attention from scholars and students in International Relations (IR), Foreign Policy Analysis and (interdisciplinary) EU Studies, as well as from practitioners.

The EU as International Environmental Negotiator
The EU as International Environmental Negotiator

Author: Tom Delreux

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-02-17

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1317033450

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Delreux examines how the EU functions when it participates in international environmental negotiations. In particular, this book looks at the internal EU decision-making process with regard to international negotiations that lead to multilateral environmental agreements. By studying eight such decision-making processes, the book analyses how much negotiation autonomy (or 'discretion') the EU negotiator (the European Commission or the Council Presidency) enjoys vis-à-vis the member states it represents and how this particular degree of discretion can be explained. The book's empirical evidence is based on extensive literature review, primary and semi-confidential document research, as well as interviews with EU decision-makers. It is aimed at a readership interested in EU politics and decision-making, global/multilateral governance, environmental policy science and methodological development of Qualitative Comparative Analysis.

The Oxford Handbook Public Accountability
The Oxford Handbook Public Accountability

Author: M. A. P. Bovens

Publisher: Oxford Handbooks

Published: 2014-04

Total Pages: 737

ISBN-13: 0199641250

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Drawing on the best scholars in the field from around the world, this handbook showcases conceptual and normative as well as the empirical approaches in public accountability studies.

The Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics
The Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics

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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2021-05-12

Total Pages: 2880

ISBN-13: 9780190856427

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This encyclopedia offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource on the European integration process. Under the editorial directorship of Finn Laursen and associate editors Derek Beach, Roberto Dom�nguez, Sung-Hoon Park, Sophie Vanhoonacker, and Amy Verdun, the publication brings together peer-reviewed contributions by leading researchers on the European Union as a global actor. Topics include the basic treaties, institutions, and policies of the European Union and the previous European Communities, the European Coal and Steel Community, the European Economic Community, and the European Atomic Energy Community. It also includes articles on the various conceptual frameworks and theories that have been developed by political scientists to guide research into the integration process and the policy- and decision-making processes with a focus on the roles of the different institutions, the European Council, the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Court of Justice of the EU. Additionally, the publication includes articles on the member states as well as external relations and foreign policies of the EU. As a result, the Oxford Encyclopedia of European Union Politics is a vital resource for students, scholars, and policymakers.

The Political Economy of European Integration
The Political Economy of European Integration

Author: Erik Jones

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 9780415340632

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This book provides an accessible introduction to diverse political economy perspectives on different aspects of European integration. It presents a critical appraisal of how scholars in the EU and US use theory to understand European integration.