European Union Presidency : Institutionalized Procedure of Political Leadership.
Title:
European Union Presidency : Institutionalized Procedure of Political Leadership.
Author:
Jesien, Leszek.
ISBN:
9783035105315
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (403 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Table of contents -- Acknowledgments - 9 -- List of Tables - 11 -- Introduction - 13 -- 1. Notions, theories, concepts - 21 -- 1.1. The presidency in theories of European integration - 38 -- 1.1.1. Transactionism - 38 -- 1.1.2. Functionalism - 43 -- 1.1.3. Neofunctionalism - 47 -- 1.1.4. Liberal intergovernmentalism - 51 -- 1.1.5. Institutionalism - 56 -- 2. The evolution and functions of the EU presidency - 69 -- 2.1. The beginnings of the presidency - 74 -- 2.2. The EU enlargement perspective - 82 -- 2.3. The rotation of the presidency - 108 -- 2.4. The precedence of the EU member states - 116 -- 2.5. The team presidency - 121 -- 2.6. The tasks of the presidency - 127 -- 2.7. Paradoxes and limitations of the EU presidency - 141 -- 3. Preparations and exercise of the presidency - 151 -- 3.1. The calendar of meetings - 163 -- 3.2. Human resources - 166 -- 3.3. The presidency's priorities - 170 -- 3.4. The political aspects of preparing the presidency - 174 -- 3.5. The practice of the presidency - 178 -- 3.5.1. The roles and meanings of the PermRep - 194 -- 3.5.2. The administrative coordination - 198 -- 3.5.3. The Parliament and the Commission - 203 -- 3.5.4. The chairing of meeting - 215 -- 3.5.6. The European Council - 241 -- 3.5.7. The area of security, freedom and justice - 265 -- 3.5.8. The problems of non-uniform presidency - 272 -- 4. The meanings of presidency and EU leadership - 283 -- 4.1. The EU presidency and the models of integration - 303 -- 4.2. Political and analytical federalism - 304 -- 4.3. The method of economic integration - 318 -- 4.4. The community model - 326 -- 4.5. The model of flexible integration - 335 -- 4.6. The political model - 341 -- Conclusion - 353 -- Bibliography - 359 -- Index - 397.
Abstract:
The basic questions of this book concern the contemporary role and importance of the presidency in the European Union. How has the presidency - initially quite a modest function - been able to gain such a significant role for the EU proceedings? It managed to initiate far-reaching projects, solve basic negotiating problems, or - until the Lisbon treaty - to represent the Union externally. What are the main challenges related to its preparations and how it is run? Answers to these questions seem to be necessary to capture the elements of the contemporary dispute over the political leadership in the European Union, narrowed down to the issue of the presidency and its institutional role in the EU decision-making system. Hence, another question arises: What is the significance of the presidency for the general models of European integration? Understanding that would help us not only to explain the long-term integration trends, but would also provide a reference framework for practical projects that might be undertaken by future presidencies. The basic theory of European integration tested here is institutionalism in its various formulations.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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