The agency phenomenon in the European Union [Texte imprimé] : emergence, institutionalisation and everyday decision-making / edited by Madalina Busuioc, Martijn Groenleer, and Jarle Trondal

This title offers a comprehensive analysis of the agency phenomenon in the European Union. It takes stock of the emergence and development of EU agencies, providing insight into the characteristics as well as the consequences of the ongoing EU agencification process

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Part 1: Introduction. The phenomenon of European Union agencies: setting the scene Madalina Busuioc, Martijn Groenleer and Jarle Trondal. -- Part 2: The emergence and institutionalisation of EU agencies. Building executive power at the European level: on the role of European Union agencies / Morten Egeberg, Maria Martens and Jarle Trondal ; Executive power in the making: the establishment of the European Chemicals Agency / Maria Martens ; Changing the EU's institutional landscape? The added value of an agency / Adriaan Schout ; Hybrid agencification in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and its inherent tensions: the case of Frontex / Jorrit Rijpma. -- Part 3: Everyday decision-making in EU agencies: networks, management, accountability and implementation. Deliberative regulation through European Union agencies and other network structures? / Thomas Gehring ; Wielders of supranational power: the administrative behavior of the heads of European Union agencies / Madalina Busuioc and Martijn Groenleer ; The parliamentary accountability of European Union and national agencies / Tobias Bach and Julia Fleischer ; Catalysts of compliance? The role of European Union agencies in the implementation of EU legislation in Poland and Bulgaria / Ester Versluis. -- Part 4: Epilogue. European Union agencies: tripping the balance? / Deirdre Curtin and Renaud Dehousse