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:
- 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 andPART 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. … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 341.242/226
Political science
Executive advisory bodies -- European Union countries
Political planning -- European Union countries
Bureaucracy -- European Union countries
European Union
Public policy
Democracy
International organization
LAW -- International
EU & European institutions -- EU (European Union)
Central government policies -- EU (European Union)
Political structure & processes -- EU (European Union)
UE/CE Commission
UE/CE Relations interinstitutionnelles
UE/CE Institutions et organes
UE/CE Politique
Technocratie
Bureaucracy
Executive advisory bodies
Political planning
International institutions -- EU (European Union)
Central -- national -- federal government policies -- EU (European Union)
Political structure & processes -- EU (European Union)
Politics and Government
Political Science -- Public Policy -- General
Political Science -- General
Political Science -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy
Political Science -- International Relations -- General
Public administration
Political science & theory
Political structures: democracy
International institutions
Politics & government
Europe -- European Union countries
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- 9781137437235
1137437235
9781137437228
1137437227
9781137437242
1137437243 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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