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Author:   Matilde Ceron ,  Thomas Christiansen ,  Dionyssis G. Dimitrakopoulos
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2024
ISBN:  

9783031481727

ISBN 10:   3031481720
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   05 April 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. 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?

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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.

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