The Politicisation of the European Commission's Presidency : Spitzenkandidaten and Beyond

• Autore: Ceron Matilde
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (358 pages)
• Disciplina: 341.2422
• Altri autori: ChristiansenThomas DimitrakopoulosDionyssis G
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: The Politicisation of the European Commission's Presidency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Origins of the Spitzenkandidaten Process -- 3 The Spitzenkandidaten Process: A Contested Idea -- 4 The Structure of the Book -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 2: The Selection of the European Commission Leadership in Historical Perspective -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Fateful Choice of Walter Hallstein -- 3 From Rey to Jenkins: Limited Commission Leadership and the Democratic Question -- 4 From Thorn to Delors's First Mandate: The Commission Revival -- 5 Maastricht 1992: The Democratic Wind and the "Double Legitimacy" Principle -- 6 From Euro-enthusiasm to Euro-crisis -- 7 The Post-Lisbon Period and the "Spitzenkandidaten" Process -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: Models of EU Democracy and the Politics of Leadership (S)election -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Unpacking the Components of Leadership Selection -- 2.1 The EU as an Intergovernmental Polity -- 2.2 The EU as a Regulatory Polity -- 2.3 The EU as a Political Union -- 2.4 The EU as a Demoi-cracy -- 3 Reconstructing the Historical Evolution of EU Leadership -- 3.1 From the Intergovernmental Origins to the 2001 Treaty of Nice -- 3.2 The Treaty of Lisbon and beyond -- 4 Conclusion: Institutionalizing the Demoi-cratic Model? -- References -- Chapter 4: The Rise and Fall of the Spitzenkandidaten? The Inner Logic of Parliamentary Federation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Pre-Lisbon Treaty's Argument on the EP -- 3 The Rise and Fall of the Spitzenkandidaten -- 4 Limits to Parliamentarization: The Lisbon Treaty -- 5 Limits to Parliamentarization: Constrained Legislature -- 6 The Parliamentary Federation's Model -- 7 Conclusion -- References. ; Chapter 5: The Spitzenkandidaten Practice: Establishing an Ambiguous Constitutional Convention? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Clarification on the Use of the Category of "Constitutional Conventions" in Comparative Constitutional Discourse -- 3 The Ambiguities of the Treaty Provisions: Article 17(7) TEU -- 4 The Rise and Decline of the Spitzenkandidaten Practice -- 4.1 Constitutional Trends that Encouraged the Spitzenkandidaten Practice -- 4.2 The 2014 Elections: The Origins, the Ambiguities, and the Success of the Spitzenkandidaten Practice -- 4.3 The Disapplication of the Spitzenkandidaten Practice After the 2019 Elections, Following the Inability to Achieve Conventional Consensus -- 5 Evaluating the Spitzenkandidaten Practice: A Soon-to-be Abandoned Constitutional Experiment or a Promising Constitutional Convention? -- 6 The Undetermined Fate of the Spitzenkandidaten and Its Effect on the EU Form of Government -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: The Law and Politics of Electoral Reform -- 1 Introduction. European Elections as a Means to Politicise the Leadership Selection at Union Level? -- 2 The European Electoral Process Between Supranational and National Dimensions -- 3 The European Electoral Act and Its (Failed and Successful) Amendments -- 4 The Intertwinement Between the Reforms of the European Electoral Act and of the Statute of European Political Parties -- 5 European Electoral Reforms and the Institutionalisation of the Spitzenkandidaten: Convergent or Parallel Paths? -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Paths to Spitzenkandidaten -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Party Paths -- 2.1 The European People's Party -- 2.2 Party of European Socialists (PES) -- 2.3 Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) -- 2.4 Greens -- 2.5 European Left -- 2.6 The Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE). ; 2.7 The European Free Alliance (EFA) -- 3 Change Over Time: Towards a Model? -- 4 Paths to Spitzenkandidaten, the Theory of Parliamentary Federation and Models of EU Democracy -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: The Spitzenkandidaten Process in the Context of the EP Campaign: The Role of Party Competition -- 1 Introduction -- 2 European-Wide Lead Candidates Through the Lenses of Electoral Competition -- 3 Data and Analysis Strategy -- 4 Results -- 4.1 In Which Countries Are Parties Talking About SK? -- 4.2 How Do Parties Frame the SK (Process)? -- 5 Conclusion -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 9: Interinstitutional Conflict in the Context of Leadership Appointment of the Commission -- 1 Introduction: Interinstitutional Conflict as Driver and Rummer for EU Democratisation -- 2 The Conflict Context: Models of Interest Representation and Mediation in the EU -- 3 Conflict Focal Points and Periodic Effects -- 3.1 Council vs. EP: Spitzenkandidaten or Not? -- 3.2 The Link Between Party Politics and Spitzenkandidaten Success -- 3.3 The Spitzenkandidaten Procedure's Effect on the Commission's Agenda -- 4 Conclusion: The Effects of the Spitzenkandidaten System on EU-Level Democracy -- References -- Chapter 10: The Juncker Commission: Internal Perceptions of a Spitzenkandidaten Presidency -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Spitzenkandidat President: A New Type of Presidential Leadership -- 3 Staff Views on the Juncker Commission -- 3.1 Data and Method -- 3.2 Findings -- 4 The Juncker Model After Juncker -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 11: The European Council's Electoral Power: The National Leaders as Driving Forces Behind EU Top-Level Appointments -- 1 Introduction: The European Council's Pivotal Role in the (S)election of Top EU Positions -- 2 Legal Provisions and Real-World Patterns of (S)election: Path Dependency and Changes. ; 2.1 The European Commission President's Election Process According to the Treaties -- 2.2 The Election of the European Commission President in 2014 and 2019: A Process Tracing of Two Different Outcomes -- 2.2.1 2014: The European Parliament as the Dominant Player -- 2.2.2 2019: The European Council as the Driving Force -- 3 The European Council and the 'Spitzenkandidaten' Process: Positions, Decision-Making Patterns and Selection Criteria -- 3.1 The European Council's Position as an Institution and that of Its Members -- 3.2 Patterns of Internal Decision-Making -- 3.3 Key Selection Criteria -- 4 Conclusion: Opportunities for and Constraints of the European Council's Electoral Power -- References -- Chapter 12: The European Parliament and the Spitzenkandidaten Process -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Changes Made by Member States to the Relationship Between the EP and the Commission -- 3 The Key Driver is the Political Parties (Not the EP Political Groups) -- 4 2014 and 2019 Experiences: What Happened Behind the Scenes? -- 5 2014 and 2019 Experiences: What Lessons? -- 6 2024 -- 7 P.S. Don't Forget: The Vote on the Commission as a Whole -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Much Ado About Nothing? Assessing the Impact of the Spitzenkandidaten Process on EU Policy-Making -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Impact of the Spitzenkandidaten Process on EU Executive-Legislative Relations: Towards 'Fused' Government? -- 3 The Impact of the Spitzenkandidaten Process on Party Politics: Towards a More Adversarial Political Culture? -- 4 The Impact of the Spitzenkandidaten Process on the EU's Institutional Balance: Towards More Supranationalist Governance? -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Primary Sources -- Chapter 14: Conclusion: Whither the Spitzenkandidaten Process? -- 1 Research into the Spitzenkandidaten Process: Purpose and Relevance. ; 2 Analysing the Spitzenkandidaten Process: Key Findings -- 3 Taking Stock After Ten Years of Spitzenkandidaten -- 4 The Spitzenkandidaten Process: Fit for the Future of European Integration? -- 5 Whither the Spitzenkandidaten: Lessons Learned and Future Outlook -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Politicisation of the European Commission's Presidency
• ISBN: 3-031-48173-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910847589203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: European Administrative Governance Series