The new ECB leadership made it its explicit priority to make ECB's policies greener.
Although doubt remains about the scale and effectiveness of the policies implemented since …

This chapter illustrates the need to revisit the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary
policy and explain how the central bank managed a crisis that began as a financial shock in …

This article argues that the European Central Bank's legitimacy mainly rests upon
'throughput legitimacy'in practice and, in particular, upon perceptions of accountability …

The parliamentary oversight of the European Central Bank (ECB) is frequently criticised for
its lack of focus in both monetary policy and banking supervision. While Members of the …

The European Central Bank (ECB) recently proclaimed a more active role for itself in the
fight against climate change. Did the European Parliament (EP) play a part in this regard …

Any take on the politics of monetary policy starts from the recognition that a de facto
separation of central banking from democratic processes is impossible to achieve fully in a …

By formulating a proposal for the “democratisation” of the ECB through the establishment of
a European Credit Council, Eric Monnet makes a fundamental contribution to the …

This doctoral thesis engages the political economy of central banking and central bank
independence (short: CBI) by challenging and qualifying prevalent pre-crisis and post-crisis …

The ECB is independent, but it is also accountable to the European parliament (EP). Yet,
how the EP has held the ECB accountable has largely been overlooked. This paper starts …

This chapter analyses the legitimacy of the European Central Bank (ECB) with respect to its
independence, demonstrating how the former has been shaped throughout the crisis. It …