European Union Administration: Legitimacy and Efficiency

Peter Nedergaard

ISBN 10: 9004155732 / ISBN 13: 9789004155732

Published by Brill, NL, 2006

About this Item

The book analyses the administrative system in the European Union with a focus on the efficiency and legitimacy of the administrative practices. The administrative system of the European Union is described as a hybrid between a traditional national and an international administration. In the analysis three distinct theoretical perspectives are used (a structural, a procedural and a cultural), thus ensuring that a broad variety of factors are included. Furthermore, in the analysis the administration is seen from the perspective of an individual Eurocrat, but, simultaneously, the overall institutional perspective is maintained by a focus on the effects of the special characteristics of the administrative practices on the efficiency and legitimacy of the administration.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: European Union Administration: Legitimacy and Efficiency
• Publisher: Brill, NL
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004155732
• ISBN 13: 9789004155732
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 16.36W x 1.5H x 23.93D centimeters 16.36 centimeters width by 1.5 centimeters height by 23.93 centimeters depth
• Weight: 412 grams

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Synopsis

The book analyses the administrative system in the European Union with a focus on the efficiency and legitimacy of the administrative practices. The administrative system of the European Union is described as a hybrid between a traditional national and an international administration. In the analysis three distinct theoretical perspectives are used (a structural, a procedural and a cultural), thus ensuring that a broad variety of factors are included. Furthermore, in the analysis the administration is seen from the perspective of an individual Eurocrat, but, simultaneously, the overall institutional perspective is maintained by a focus on the effects of the special characteristics of the administrative practices on the efficiency and legitimacy of the administration.

About the Author

Peter Nedergaard, Ph.D. (1990) in Political Science, University of Aarhus, is Associate Professor at the International Center for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School. He has published extensively on various aspects of European integration in journals like the Journal of Common Market Studies, Public Choice and the Journal of European Integration.