Executive Power of the European Union
«This book takes a holistic approach; rather than providing an in-depth analysis of a particlar institution, Curtin analyses the political and administrative branches of the Council and the Commission as well as non-majoritarian agencies. It is the inclusive approach that makes this well written and clearly structured book stand out from other studies in the area.»
Helena Ekelund, University of Nottingham, Political Studies Review
The picture of Brussels-based bureaucrats exercising wide-ranging, arbitrary executive powers with no accountability is one of the favourite images conjured by Eurosceptics across the political spectrum. Les mer
provides a rich understanding of the way in which the EU's institutional and legal framework fits within national constitutional presumptions about how power should be controlled and accountability achieved.
Covering both the political executive and the administrative executive at the EU institutional level, the book analyses their relationship with national executive power, and traces the historical evolution of executive order in Europe from the Peace of Westphalia through classic inter-governmental organizations to the allegedly unique EU framework. The book's analysis covers both the formal legal structure of the Union and the evolution of the EU's living institutions in practice. The
picture presented is of a fragmented, cluttered and complex European executive space, resistant to radical constitutional reform and in need of a more nuanced understanding of the different forms of executive power required by different political aims and modes of decision-making.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Oxford University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780199264094
- Utgivelsesår
- 2009
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
«This book takes a holistic approach; rather than providing an in-depth analysis of a particlar institution, Curtin analyses the political and administrative branches of the Council and the Commission as well as non-majoritarian agencies. It is the inclusive approach that makes this well written and clearly structured book stand out from other studies in the area.»
Helena Ekelund, University of Nottingham, Political Studies Review