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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 770-786 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of European Public Policy |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2001 |
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Keywords
- banal
- Europeanism
- commission
- governance
- issue-attention
- cycle
- reform
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Whither the commission? Reform, renewal and the issue-attention cycle. / Cram, L.
In: Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 8, No. 5, 01.10.2001, p. 770-786.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Whither the commission? Reform, renewal and the issue-attention cycle
AU - Cram, L.
PY - 2001/10/1
Y1 - 2001/10/1
N2 - 'Whither the Commission?' is a question faced by officials within the Commission, would-be architects of the EU and academic observers of the EU policy process. The Commission crisis of 1999, the rise of new actors and the increased power of existing actors (such as the EP) have brought the role of the Commission to the height of the 'issue-attention cycle'. As well as instigating a comprehensive internal reform process under the guidance of Commissioner Kinnock, the Commission has sought to tackle this issue through the development of a White Paper on European Governance. This article places the current Commission proposals on the future of European governance in historical and analytical context. As the issue of the future of the Commission progresses up and down the issue-attention cycle, the most appropriate action for the Commission, it is argued, may be to sit tight and make sure that it is well prepared with palatable proposals for the next phase of 'alarmed discovery'.
AB - 'Whither the Commission?' is a question faced by officials within the Commission, would-be architects of the EU and academic observers of the EU policy process. The Commission crisis of 1999, the rise of new actors and the increased power of existing actors (such as the EP) have brought the role of the Commission to the height of the 'issue-attention cycle'. As well as instigating a comprehensive internal reform process under the guidance of Commissioner Kinnock, the Commission has sought to tackle this issue through the development of a White Paper on European Governance. This article places the current Commission proposals on the future of European governance in historical and analytical context. As the issue of the future of the Commission progresses up and down the issue-attention cycle, the most appropriate action for the Commission, it is argued, may be to sit tight and make sure that it is well prepared with palatable proposals for the next phase of 'alarmed discovery'.
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KW - Europeanism
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KW - governance
KW - issue-attention
KW - cycle
KW - reform
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SN - 1350-1763
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