This innovative and lively book draws upon recent and ongoing research on the EU policy
process and utilizes theoretical concepts from both international relations and public policy …

Although the concept of policy transfer attracts growing attention in political science, its
application to the European Union remains underdeveloped. This article offers a …

The European Union is a leading actor in international development, providing more than
half of the world's foreign aid, but also a unique case, combining the characteristics of a …

This new book presents a clear conceptual framework for understanding the transfer of
policy ideas between EU states, together with an empirical study of regulatory change within …

In the last 20 years, EU regulation has been transformed. 1 Its scope has expanded from a
concentration on competition policy to coverage of many sectors, from telecommunications …

The purpose of this paper is to analyse who controls the implementation of EU cohesion
policy. The main argument is that EU control mechanisms are weak and that the goals …

The term 'regulatory state'entered the vocabulary of students of European Politics over 12
years ago with the publication, in West European Politics, of Giandomenico Majone's …

This article explores the politics behind the design of EU regulatory institutions. The EU has
established an extensive 'Eurocracy'outside of the Commission hierarchy, including over 30 …

Studies of lobbying try to determine the influence and power of non-governmental actors on
public policy. Although influence is very difficult to measure empirically, many continue to …

The theory of delegation developed by Epstein and O'Halloran for the US federal system is
used here to generate original hypotheses on the politics of delegation in the European …