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Small states and EU governance : Malta in EU decision-making processes
- Author / Creator
Details
- Creator
- Jean Micallef Grimaud
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
- ISBNs
- 9783319573212, 3319573217, 9783319573205
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Acknowledgments; Contents; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Graphs; List of Boxes; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Focus and Aims of the Book; 1.2 Selection and Justification for the Book's Case Studies; 1.3 Structure of the Book; References; Chapter 2 A Historical Perspective of Small States in the European Union; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Defining Small States in the EU; 2.3 A Historical Development of Studies on Small State Capacities in International Relations; 2.4 A Call for More Focus on Small State Governmental Strategies in the EU
- 2.5 A Call for More Focus on the Smallest EU States and Their Governmental Strategies2.6 Establishing Explanatory Factors for a Small State's Channels of Influence: Governmental Capacities and Strategies; 2.7 Conclusion; References; Chapter 3 Conceptualizing Notions of Power and Influence in the EU Legislative Process: Governmental Capacities and Strategies; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Governmental Capacities: Pluralism Versus Power Inequality; 3.2.1 Pluralism as a 'One-Dimensional View' of Power; 3.2.2 Criticism of Pluralism-a 'Second-Dimensional View' of Power
- 3.2.3 Multivariate Approaches-a 'Third-Dimensional View' of Power3.3 Governmental Strategies: Ways to Exercise Power and Influence in EU Decision-Making Processes; 3.3.1 The 'Pace-Setting' Strategy; 3.3.2 The 'Foot-Dragging' Strategy; 3.3.3 The 'Fence-Sitting' Strategy; 3.4 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Defining Key Terms in Relation to Decision-Shaping and Decision-Taking in EU Decision-Making Processes; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The EU as a Regulatory Arena: The Legislative Process and the Distinctiveness of EU Decision-Making; 4.3 Drawing upon Stages in EU Decision-Making
- 4.3.1 The Policy Process in Relation to the 'Stages' Approach: The Usefulness of the Policy Cycle Framework4.3.2 Identifying Shaping and Taking Facets of EU Decision-Making Processes; 4.4 The Decision-Shaping Stage; 4.4.1 What Is Preference Formation?; 4.4.2 Actors in EU Preference Formation; 4.4.2.1 European Commission Officials from Directorate-Generals; 4.4.2.2 EU Government Representatives in the Council; 4.4.2.3 MEPs in EP Committees; 4.4.3 Theorizing Decision-Shaping; 4.4.3.1 Policy Networks; 4.4.3.2 Policy Venues; 4.5 The Decision-Taking Stage; 4.5.1 What Is Decision-Taking?
- 4.5.2 Actors in EU Decision-Taking4.5.2.1 EU Government Representatives in the Council; 4.5.2.2 MEPs in EP Plenary Sittings; 4.5.3 Theorizing Decision-Taking; 4.5.3.1 The 'Irrational' Approach; 4.5.3.2 Newer Approaches: the 'Mixed-Scanning' and 'Garbage-Can' Approaches; 4.5.3.3 Modern Approaches: 'Decision Accretion' and 'Decision-Making Styles'; 4.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Establishing the Methodology; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Research Design; 5.2.1 Establishing the Hypothesis and Research Questions