The European Council / Wolfgang Wessels.

By:

Wessels, Wolfgang (Wolfgang Theodor), 1948-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: The European Union series | European Union series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))Publisher: London ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016Description: xxiii, 288 pages ; 22 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780333587478 (paperback)
9780333587461 (hardback)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

341.242/1 23

LOC classification:

JN 33 W515e 2016

Contents:

Introduction: the many faces of the European Council -- Multiple approaches for understanding a contested institution: three models -- Pre-history: the birth of institutionalized summitry -- History: generations of leaders and the institutional trajectory -- Political and procedural leadership: general functions and specific powers -- Towards a new institutional balance? Trends in inter-institutional relations -- The Presidency: charismatic master or facilitating manager? -- Rules for organisation: the search for an optimal institutional arrangement -- Decision-making: the ways to consensus formation -- Decision-making: the power dimension -- Deepening: the constitutional architect -- Widening: the master of enlargement -- Economic governance: towards a 'gouvernement économique'? -- External action: in search of a coherent and effective global role -- The area of freedom, security and justice: pre-constitutional and pre-legislative functions -- The European Council: looking back to look forward.

Summary: "This systematic assessment of the -often opaque- European Council looks at its nature and function, as well as its impact on EU supranational and intergovernmental goals. Taking account of both historical and contemporary developments up to and beyond the Lisbon Treaty, it encourages in-depth understanding in light of key theoretical debates"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	JN 33 W515e 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000124668

Includes bibliographical references (pages 254-274) and index.

Introduction: the many faces of the European Council --
Multiple approaches for understanding a contested institution: three models --
Pre-history: the birth of institutionalized summitry --
History: generations of leaders and the institutional trajectory --
Political and procedural leadership: general functions and specific powers --
Towards a new institutional balance? Trends in inter-institutional relations --
The Presidency: charismatic master or facilitating manager? --
Rules for organisation: the search for an optimal institutional arrangement --
Decision-making: the ways to consensus formation --
Decision-making: the power dimension --
Deepening: the constitutional architect --
Widening: the master of enlargement --
Economic governance: towards a 'gouvernement économique'? --
External action: in search of a coherent and effective global role --
The area of freedom, security and justice: pre-constitutional and pre-legislative functions --
The European Council: looking back to look forward.

"This systematic assessment of the -often opaque- European Council looks at its nature and function, as well as its impact on EU supranational and intergovernmental goals. Taking account of both historical and contemporary developments up to and beyond the Lisbon Treaty, it encourages in-depth understanding in light of key theoretical debates"-- Provided by publisher.

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