{"product_id":"politics-and-the-european-commission-9780415324076","title":"Politics and the European Commission","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe European Commission is an organization which has come to fascinate or repulse a range of national politicians, journalists and social scientists. In contrast to the prevailing image of the Commission as a 'bureaucrat's paradise', however, and by using the results of original research, this book deliberately sets out to investigate this organization's relationship to politics. It does so first by developing a variety of case-studies (health, development aid, preparations for Eastern enlargement, etc.) as a means of studying the relationships, networks and interdependencies which link commissioners and Commission officials to national politicians, civil servants and interest groups. Second, by looking in detail at how the Commission publicizes its work, notably through producing public information and liaising with the media, fresh light is shone upon the complex question of the Commission's legitimacy. \u003cem\u003ePolitics and the European Commission\u003c\/em\u003e provides a framework for generat\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction Andy Smith  Part 1: Actors, Institutions and Interdependence  1. Doing politics and Pretending Not To:The Commission's role in distributing aid to Eastern Europe Cécile Robert 2. The Politics of Collegiality: The non-portfolio dimension Jean Joana and Andy Smith   3. The Secretary General of the European Commision, 1958-2003: The history of a singular institution Hussein Kassim  4. The Political Dynamics of the 'Parallel Administration' of the European Commision Jarle Trondal  5. The Invention of a Directorate General for Development (1958-75) Véronique Dimier  6. Institutionalizing Public Health in the European Commision: The thrills and spills of politicization Sébastien Guigner  Part 2: The Media, the Commision and its Legitimacy  7. Was it Really just 'Poor Communication'?: Lessons from Santa Commision's resignation Didier Georgakakis  8. The Politics of the Commision as an Information Source Olivier Baisnée 9. Advertising Europe: The production of public information by the Commision François Forêt  10. Publicising the Euro: A case of interest maximisation and internal fragmentation of the Commision Jeannette Mak  11. Where is he now? The Delors Legacy Helen Drake  Conclusion Andy Smith\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402092683607,"sku":"9780415324076","price":42.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/politics-and-the-european-commission-9780415324076","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}