At the Heart of the Union: Studies of the European Commission

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
At the Heart of the Union....Pages 1-26
European Commissioners 1952–1995: National Routes to a European Elite....Pages 27-48
Identities in the European Commission....Pages 49-70
Administrative Culture in the European Commission: The Cases of Competition and Environment....Pages 71-88
A House with Differing Views: The European Commission and Cohesion Policy....Pages 89-108
The Commission as an Agent....Pages 109-128
Uniting European Industrial Policy: A Commission Agenda for Integration....Pages 129-144
Safeguarding the Economic Constitution: The Commission and Competition Policy....Pages 145-166
The Commission Made Me Do It: The European Commission as a Strategic Asset in Domestic Politics....Pages 167-186
The Commission and Implementation in the European Union: Is There an Implementation Deficit and Why?....Pages 187-202
Managing the Managers: The Commission’s Role in the Implementation of Spending Programmes....Pages 203-225
The European Commission and the Politics of Legitimacy in the European Union....Pages 226-244
The Commission and the Intergovernmental Conferences....Pages 245-264
The Role of the Commission: A Theoretical Discussion....Pages 265-282
Themes and Prospects....Pages 283-294
Back Matter....Pages 295-328