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Author:   François Foret (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium) ,  Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer (Institut Français des Relations Internationales, France)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.530kg
ISBN:  

9780415857338

ISBN 10:   0415857333
Pages:   190
Publication Date:   13 November 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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1. Introduction François Foret and Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer PART I: The European Council as an institution and a policy-maker 2. The Institutional Consecration of the European Council: Symbolism beyond Formal TextsYann-Sven Rittelmeyer 3. More than a Prestigious Spokesperson – the Role of Summits and the European Council in European Political Co-operation (EPC), 1969–1981 Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol 4. EU High Politics – the Policy Agenda of the European Council, 1975–2011 Petya Alexandrova, Marcello Carammia and Arco Timmermans PART II: The EU Presidency and the European Council – complementary or competitive? 5. What's Left of the Rotating Presidency? The Future of ‘National’ PresidenciesSimone Bunse and Christopher Klein 6. The Communautarization of the Council Presidency – Intra-institutional Dimensions and Inter-institutional Effect Ana Mar Fernández Pasarín 7. The Council Presidency and the European Council – Towards Collective Leadership in the EU Steven Van Hecke and Peter Bursens PART III: Legitimization of the European Union 8. An Expectation–Outcome Gap Writ Large – the Felipe González Reflection Group Revisited Lars Hoffman and Hartmut Mayer 9. Legitimacy in Numbers? Communicative Aspects of the Post-Lisbon EU François Foret 10. Problems of Compound Representation in the European Union after Lisbon Christopher Lord

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François Foret is Jean Monnet professor in political science and European studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Yann-Sven Rittelmeyer is Research Fellow in the Study Committee for Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) in Paris, France.

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