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Reforming the European Commission

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Authors:
  1. Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan

    1. Department of Government, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics (PSEUP)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction: How to Analyse Administrative Reforms in the European Commission

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 1-12

  3. 1950–1984: Constructing the Administrative Commission

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 13-34

  4. 1985–1998: The Foundations for the Kinnock Reforms

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 35-55

  5. A Novel Strategy for Reform

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 56-77

  6. Reforming Public Administrations: New Public Management and the White Paper

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 78-101

  7. From Policy to Practice: Operationalising NPM

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 102-122

  8. The Secretariat-General: a Case Study in Innovation

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 123-145

  9. DG Regional Policy: a Case Study in Adaptation

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 146-166

  10. DG Transport and Energy: a Case Study in Resistance

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 167-188

  11. Conclusions: Understanding Heterogeneous Institutional Change in the Commission

    • Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan
    Pages 189-210

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 211-233
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Analyses the impact of the managerial reforms of the European Commission. In 1999 the resignation of the College of Commissioners triggered the implementation of a White Paper which listed 98 measures to overhaul the way the Commission did business. Ten years later what impact have the reforms had on the European Commission and European governance?

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“The author empirically investigates three major aspects of the reforms. … Combining interview data with a thorough analysis of official documents, the book nicely complements previous research on the Kinnock reforms … with a comprehensive focus on changes in formal structures and management procedure. … are relevant not only for Commission experts and public management scholars, but also for researchers and practitioners interested in organizational change and the implementation of administrative policies. … a timely and relevant read.” (Jörn Ege, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 53 (5), 2015)

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  • Department of Government, University College Cork, Republic of Ireland

    Emmanuelle Schön-Quinlivan

About the author

EMMANUELLE SCHÖN-QUINLIVAN Lecturer in Politics with the Department of Government at University College Cork, Republic of Ireland. She specialises in European Union politics, public management and institutional change. She has published extensively on the impact of the Kinnock reforms on the European Commission, including in the Journal of European Public Policy.

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