The European Commission, expert groups, and the policy process : demystifying technocratic governance /: demystifying technocratic governance. ([2015])
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- Title:
- The European Commission, expert groups, and the policy process : demystifying technocratic governance /: demystifying technocratic governance. ([2015])
- Main Title:
- The European Commission, expert groups, and the policy process : demystifying technocratic governance
- Further Information:
- Note: Julia Metz.
- Authors:
- Metz, Julia
- Contents:
- Figures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Expert groups: What do we know from the literature?; 1.2. Expert groups in the policy process and the role of resource dependencies; 1.3. Investigating European Commission expert groups; 1.4. Outline of the book; PART II: A RELATIONSHIP OF RESOURCE DEPENDENCIES; 2.1. Resource dependence theory; 2.2. The European Commission as a resource-dependent organization; 2.3. The European Commission's demand for resources; 2.4. A typology of expert-group use; 2.5. Determinants of the European Commission's use of expert groups; 2.6. Conclusion; PART III: A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW; 3.1. Expert groups explained; 3.2. Quantitative analysis: Challenging the myth of technocracy; 3.3. Conclusion; PART IV: TECHNICAL ADVICE UNITED WITH POLITICAL AGENDA SETTING; 4.1. The Information Society Technologies Advisory Group; 4.2. Providing expertise to the Sixth Framework Programme; 4.3. Supporting DG Information Society's budget request for the Seventh Framework Programme; 4.4. Conclusion; PARTV: POWERFULLY SHAPING THE COMMISSION'S RESEARCH AGENDA; 5.1. The European Research Advisory Board; 5.2. The expert group's strong impact on the Seventh Framework Programme; 5.3. Giving credence to DG Research's position on the European Institute of Technology; 5.4. Conclusion; PART VI: A REALITY CHECK AND CLEARING HOUSE; 6.1. The Enterprise Policy Group; 6.2. A brief encounter between the expert group and the Competitiveness and InnovationFigures and Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; PART I: INTRODUCTION; 1.1. Expert groups: What do we know from the literature?; 1.2. Expert groups in the policy process and the role of resource dependencies; 1.3. Investigating European Commission expert groups; 1.4. Outline of the book; PART II: A RELATIONSHIP OF RESOURCE DEPENDENCIES; 2.1. Resource dependence theory; 2.2. The European Commission as a resource-dependent organization; 2.3. The European Commission's demand for resources; 2.4. A typology of expert-group use; 2.5. Determinants of the European Commission's use of expert groups; 2.6. Conclusion; PART III: A BIRD'S-EYE VIEW; 3.1. Expert groups explained; 3.2. Quantitative analysis: Challenging the myth of technocracy; 3.3. Conclusion; PART IV: TECHNICAL ADVICE UNITED WITH POLITICAL AGENDA SETTING; 4.1. The Information Society Technologies Advisory Group; 4.2. Providing expertise to the Sixth Framework Programme; 4.3. Supporting DG Information Society's budget request for the Seventh Framework Programme; 4.4. Conclusion; PARTV: POWERFULLY SHAPING THE COMMISSION'S RESEARCH AGENDA; 5.1. The European Research Advisory Board; 5.2. The expert group's strong impact on the Seventh Framework Programme; 5.3. Giving credence to DG Research's position on the European Institute of Technology; 5.4. Conclusion; PART VI: A REALITY CHECK AND CLEARING HOUSE; 6.1. The Enterprise Policy Group; 6.2. A brief encounter between the expert group and the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme; 6.3. Conclusion; PART VII: ACCUMULATING POLITICAL AMMUNITION; 7.1. The European Research Area Expert Group on Research Infrastructures; 7.2. Defending the Commission's legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure; 7.3. Conclusion; PART VIII: A CROSS-SECTORAL VIEW; 8.1. Insights from the case studies: Resource dependencies and administrative culture; 8.2. Expert-group use across policy areas; 8.3. Conclusion; PART IX: CONCLUSION: TECHNOCRATIC GOVERNANCE BETWEEN MYTH AND REALITY; 9.1. Resource dependencies revisited; 9.2. The European Commission, expert groups, and the policy process: New insights; 9.3. Beyond the European Union: The relationship between policy makers and experts; 9.4. Expert groups, legitimacy, and transparency – and what to do about it; Appendix; References; … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations
- Subjects:
- 341.242226
Executive advisory bodies -- European Union countries
Political planning -- European Union countries
Political Process/General
Government/International
International institutions
Political structure & processes
Central government - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781137437242
1137437243 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781137437228
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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