Resolving Controversy in the European Union Legislative Decision-Making before and after Enlargement

How does the EU resolve controversy when making laws that affect citizens? How has the EU been affected by the recent enlargements that brought its membership to a diverse group of twenty-seven countries? This book answers these questions with analyses of the EU's legislative system that includ...

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1. Verfasser: Thomson, Robert
Format: E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 15.09.2011
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ISBN:1107484308, 1107013763, 9781107484306, 9781107013766
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  • Intro -- Halftitle page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introducing the political system of the European Union -- 2 Research design: measuring controversy spatially -- Part I: Inputs -- 3 The European Union's political space -- 4 The European Commission's policy positions -- 5 The European Parliament's policy positions -- 6 Member states' policy positions -- Part II: Processes -- 7 Transforming policy positions into decision outcomes -- 8 The relative power of the institutions -- 9 The relative power of the member states -- Part III: Outputs -- 10 Decision outcomes -- 11 Delegation -- 12 Evaluating and improving the European Union -- Appendix: The selection of legislative proposals -- References -- Index