The 'community method' : obstinate or obsolete? / edited by Renaud Dehousse.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dehousse, Renaud.

Series:

Palgrave studies in European Union politics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Supranationalism--European Union countries.

Supranationalism.

Intergovernmental cooperation--European Union countries.

Intergovernmental cooperation.

European Union countries--Economic policy.

European Union countries.

Economic policy.

European Union countries--Social policy.

Social policy.

Environmental policy--European Union countries.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

xi, 232 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

Europe is said to be in crisis. National leaders seem to be more concerned with domestic issues than with identifying options which serve the interests of all European states, and a decade of institutional debate has not provided European citizens with a clear sense of direction. The European Union is often slow to respond to the crises with which it is faced and the quality of its responses has been called into question.

Sixty years after its invention, the operational system of the European Union still remains little understood. This book provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of its functioning and achievements. The purpose of the volume, which includes contributions from leading scholars, is two-fold. First, it aims to improve our understanding of the operation of the 'Community method', shedding new light on its successes and failures. Second, it discusses to what extent the EU of today can be said to still be operating according to this model. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

The Community Method at Sixty / Renaud Dehousse

Is the Community Method Still Viable? / Giandomenico Majone

II. The Community Method at Work / Law-Making in the Shadow of Judicial Politics / Susanne K. Schmidt / The European Parliament and the Community Method / Olivier Costa

Conflict Resolution in the Council by Linkage of Commission Proposals / Thomas König and Dirk Junge

III. Alternatives to the Community Method

The Political and Security Committee : a Case Study in 'Supranational Intergovernmentalism' / Jolyon Howorth

Deviations from and Alternatives to the Community Method in Justice and Home Affairs / Jörg Monar

Is the Open Method of Coordination an Alternative to the Community Method? / Jonathan Zeitlin

IV. Revisiting the Debate on New Modes of Governance

In the Shadow of Hierarchy : The Community Method as an Instrument of Government / Laura Cram

Social Europe: Why Hard Law remains Important / Philippe Pochet

The 'Governance Turn' Revisited / Laurie Boussaguet, Renaud Dehousse and Sophie Jacquot

Conclusion : Obstinate or Obsolete? / Renaud Dehousse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230580770

0230580777

OCLC:

308174767