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Provides an analysis of the most crucial of European Union institutions, making a contribution to the debate on power and legitimacy in the European Union. Despite the difficulties in investigating an institution which prefers to conduct its business behind closed doors, Philippa Sherrington was able to attend sessions of the Council of Ministers and conduct detailed interviews with key European officials of the main institutions, and with national ministers. She is in a position to examine the internal operation of the Council, its relationship with other European Union institutions and the external factors affecting its decision-making role. She also offers a new methodological approach. Arguing that previous studies have been deficient in her analysis of the council's internal operation due to their reliance on existing methods of analyzing EU insitutional power, her approach draws on both policy analysis and negotiation theory. The book provides a detailed account of the way in which business is really conducted in this still most secret of institutions, demonstrating that the Council of Ministers remains the ultimate decision-maker in the European Union.

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Author:   Phillipa Sherrington
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Edition:   illustrated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781855677210

ISBN 10:   1855677210
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   01 March 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Philippa Sherrington is a lecturer in European Integration at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Warwick.

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