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At the Heart of the Union

Studies of the European Commission

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Neill Nugent

    1. Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. At the Heart of the Union

    • Neill Nugent
    Pages 1-26

  3. European Commissioners 1952–1995: National Routes to a European Elite

    • Andrew MacMullen
    Pages 27-48

  4. Identities in the European Commission

    • Maryon McDonald
    Pages 49-70

  5. Administrative Culture in the European Commission: The Cases of Competition and Environment

    • Michelle Cini
    Pages 71-88

  6. A House with Differing Views: The European Commission and Cohesion Policy

    • Liesbet Hooghe
    Pages 89-108

  7. The Commission as an Agent

    • Mark A. Pollack
    Pages 109-128

  8. Uniting European Industrial Policy: A Commission Agenda for Integration

    • Thomas C. Lawton
    Pages 129-144

  9. Safeguarding the Economic Constitution: The Commission and Competition Policy

    • Lee McGowan
    Pages 145-166

  10. The Commission Made Me Do It: The European Commission as a Strategic Asset in Domestic Politics

    • Mitchell P. Smith
    Pages 167-186

  11. The Commission and Implementation in the European Union: Is There an Implementation Deficit and Why?

    • B. Guy Peters
    Pages 187-202

  12. Managing the Managers: The Commission’s Role in the Implementation of Spending Programmes

    • Roger Levy
    Pages 203-225

  13. The European Commission and the Politics of Legitimacy in the European Union

    • Helen Drake
    Pages 226-244

  14. The Commission and the Intergovernmental Conferences

    • Desmond Dinan
    Pages 245-264

  15. The Role of the Commission: A Theoretical Discussion

    • Janne Haaland Matláry
    Pages 265-282

  16. Themes and Prospects

    • Neill Nugent
    Pages 283-294

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 295-328
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About this book

The European Commission is very much at the heart of the European Union. Its wide variety of roles make it the institution most readily identified with the Union's many different activities. Surprisingly, relatively little has been written about this vital European institution. This book makes a major contribution to furthering understanding of the Commission. A broad range of different perspectives based on new research cover all aspects of its nature and functioning.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

    Neill Nugent

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Neill Nugent is Emeritus Professor of Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He has published widely on the European Union and in 2013 was given a Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary European Studies by the University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES), 2013.

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