Why can some interest groups influence policy-making while others cannot? Even though
this question is central to the study of politics, we know little about the factors explaining …

The European Court of Justice is one of the most important actors in the process of
European integration. Political science still struggles to understand its significance, with …

Policy framing research addresses the role of political issue definitions in the policy-making
process. This research article first offers an introduction to this field and argues that the …

The European Union is the world's most advanced international organization, presiding over
a level of legal and economic integration unmatched in global politics. To explain this …

ABSTRACT A considerable number of theories such as neo-functionalism and neo-
institutionalism consider the European Commission a central actor in European Union (EU) …

Its monopoly power to formulate policy proposals and set the European Union's (EU's)
legislative agenda guarantees the European Commission considerable prominence in EU …

In an EU increasingly worried about the security of its citizens and its territory, how should
the European Parliament make policy decisions in these areas? This study investigates how …

The potential impact of the EU Council Presidency on legislative decision-making has been
frequently identified. This article provides an empirical analysis of the Presidency's influence …

More and more legislative decisions are reached in early stages of the co‐decision
procedure through informal negotiations among representatives of the EU institutions. This …

Scholars have raised doubts about the ability of political parties to fulfil their traditional role
as 'transmission belts' between citizens and legislators in the EU. We discuss how the …