Co-ordination across internal organizational boundaries: how the EU Commission co-ordinates climate policies. Issue 6 (2nd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hustedt, Thurid; Seyfried, Markus
• Is Part Of: Journal of European public policy. Volume 23:Issue 6(2016)
• Page Start: 888
• Page End: 905
• Publication Date: 2016-07-02
• Subjects: Bureaucratic organization -- climate change policy -- co-ordination -- Directorate General -- EU policy-making -- European Commission; European Union countries -- Politics and government -- Periodicals; Political planning -- European Union countries -- Periodicals; Politique publique -- Pays de l'Union européenne -- Périodiques; Pays de l'Union européenne -- Politique et gouvernement -- Périodiques; 361.61094
• DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2015.1074605
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1350-1763

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Through an analysis of climate policy-making in the European Commission (EU), this article argues that co-ordination in the Commission displays the same characteristics as the co-ordination across ministries in central governments, i.e., the properties of negative co-ordination. The article is based on a survey among Commission officials. Overall, the article reveals that a public administration perspective on the Commission proves invaluable to gain insights on how decisions are made at the European Union level. The article contributes to the emerging literature viewing the Commission as an ordinary bureaucracy – as opposed to a unique supranational organization.