LEADER 04839nam 22006255 450 001 9910847589203321 005 20240405100228.0 010 $a3-031-48173-9 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-48173-4 035 $a(CKB)31367515900041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31267102 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31267102 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31252765 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31252765 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-48173-4 035 $a(EXLCZ)9931367515900041 100 $a20240404d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Politicisation of the European Commission?s Presidency $eSpitzenkandidaten and Beyond /$fedited by Matilde Ceron, Thomas Christiansen, Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos 205 $a1st ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (358 pages) 225 1 $aEuropean Administrative Governance,$x2524-7271 311 $a3-031-48172-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction: The Politicisation of the European Commission?s Presidency -- 2. The Selection of the European Commission Leadership in Historical Perspective -- 3. Models of EU Democracy and the Politics of Leadership (S)Election -- 4. The Rise and Fall of the Spitzenkandidat? The Inner Logic of Parliamentary Federation -- 5. The Spitzenkandidaten Process: Establishing an Ambiguous Constitutional Convention? -- 6. The Law and Politics of Electoral Reform in the EU -- 7. Paths to Spitzenkandidaten -- 8. The Spitzenkandidaten Process in the Context of the EP Campaign: The Role of Party Competition -- 9. Interinstitutional Conflict in the Context of Leadership Appointment of the Commission -- 10. The Juncker Commission: Internal Perceptions of a Spitzenkandidaten Presidency -- 11. The European Council?s Electoral Power: The National Leaders as Driving Forces behind EU Top-level Appointments -- 12. The European Parliament and the Spitzenkandidaten Process -- 13. Much ado about nothing? Assessingthe Impact of the Spitzenkandidaten Process on EU Policy-Making -- 14. Conclusion: Whither the Spitzenkandidaten Process? 330 $aThis book is the first systematic effort to investigate the ramifications of the introduction of the Spitzenkandidaten process for the appointment of the President of the European Commission. It does so by examining the first two applications of the Spitzenkandidaten process from an historical, legal and political perspective. Although this process has spurred vibrant debate regarding its impact on EU elections and the EU political system, it has yet to be comprehensively analysed by scholars. Addressing this important gap, the book provides a conceptual framework for analysing the impact of the Spitzenkandidaten process, takes stock of its internal, inter-institutional and constitutional repercussions, and assesses its future prospects. Interdisciplinary in nature, the book touches on several important themes, including European elections, EU policy making, leadership, legitimacy, supranationalism and European integration. Published to coincide with the 2024 European Parliament election, it will appeal to scholars and students of the politics of European integration, public administration, governance, European politics and EU constitutional law. Matilde Ceron is a Researcher at the University of Salzburg, Austria. She was previously a Max Weber Fellow at the Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Italy. Thomas Christiansen is Professor of Political Science and European Integration at LUISS University, Italy. Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos is Reader in European Politics and the holder of the Jean Monnet Chair in Parliamentary Democracy and European Integration at Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. 410 0$aEuropean Administrative Governance,$x2524-7271 606 $aPolitical planning 606 $aEurope$xPolitics and government 606 $aPolitical leadership 606 $aPublic Policy 606 $aEuropean Politics 606 $aPolitical Leadership 615 0$aPolitical planning. 615 0$aEurope$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aPolitical leadership. 615 14$aPublic Policy. 615 24$aEuropean Politics. 615 24$aPolitical Leadership. 676 $a341.2422 702 $aCeron$b Matilde 702 $aChristiansen$b Thomas 702 $aDimitrakopoulos$b Dionyssis G. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910847589203321 996 $aThe Politicisation of the European Commission?s Presidency$94256225 997 $aUNINA