Includes bibliographical references (page 309-332) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Position formation inside the EU Commission : an analytical framework -- Studying internal dynamics -- Connecting personal characteristics and organizational structure : Commissioners, Directors-General and services -- Intersection of social and common market policies -- Research and innovation policy -- Consumer policy -- Expert groups in the Commission : knowledge providers or political device? -- Insulated, technocratic decision-making? Commission position formation and the public acceptability of policy options -- Structural biases? The link between internal coordination and the dynamics of position formation -- Many factors in position formation, but some matter more often than others : evidence across cases -- Shaping policies for Europe : internal position formation between problem-solving, competence expansion and political ideology -- Conclusion: Why we should care about power and conflict inside the European Commission.
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