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Dimitrakopoulos, Dionyssis G. and Kassim, Hussein 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7603-8377
(2005)
La Commission européenne et le débat sur l'avenir de l'Europe.
Critique Internationale, 29 (4).
pp. 169-190.
ISSN 1290-7839
Abstract
This article examines the Commission's preferences and preference formation in relation to the Convention and the negotiation of the Constitutional Treaty. Opposing rational choice accounts, which explain Commission action in terms of the tendency of bureaucratic actors to seek to maximise power, status and opportunities, it argues that the Commission is best seen as an internally differentiated arena, from which preferences emerge as a result of complex interactions that entail the use of power, institutionalised myths and routines. It contends, moreover, that, in contrast to earlier rounds of treaty reform, the Commission was an ineffective performer in the debate on the future of Europe. As well as committing tactical and strategic mistakes, the Commission was disadvantaged by the explicitly political nature of the exercise and the opportunity structure of the Convention compared to previous IGCs.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | commissions,congresses and conventions,european union,power,treaties |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy, Language and Communication Studies |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Political, Social and International Studies Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Research Groups > Policy & Politics Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Centre for Competition Policy |
| Depositing User: | Pure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2013 15:16 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jul 2023 09:35 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/44981 |
| DOI: | 10.3917/crii.029.0169 |
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