Bureaucratic Politics in the Council of the European Union
Last updated on
30 Jul 2022
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Beginning with my PhD dissertation, several of my studies examine the role played by diplomats and other national officials in shaping the process and outcome of decision-making in the Council of the European Union. Collectively, they help to improve our understanding of the internal decision-making process of the Council, which has long been seen as a ‘black box’.
Council of the European Union
Council working parties
Coreper
delegation
discretion
bureaucratic politics
principal-agent theory
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Frank M. Häge
Political Scientist
Senior Lecturer at the University of Limerick. Interested in Legislative Politics, European Union Politics, and Historical Political Economy.