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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
May 2012
Print publication year:
2012
Online ISBN:
9781139150873
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139150873
Subjects:
Area Studies, European Studies, Politics and International Relations, European Government, Politics and Policy
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This book examines the struggle of the European Union bureaucracy to maintain its autonomy in an increasingly complex institutional setting and adverse political environment. Using an original survey of nearly two hundred top European Commission officials, it shows that the Commission is a coherent organization that shares a common culture of supranationalism. The European Union's multicephalous structure of political authority limits the capacity of European politicians to curb the autonomy of the Commission but tends to undermine the legitimacy of the organization, which finds itself under persistent political attacks. These attacks inadvertently help the organization bolster its defenses against the external threats and trigger internal legitimation processes that reinforce the devotion of its employees to its institutional mission. The rich survey data show how Commission bureaucrats establish themselves as the 'custodians of Europe'. The book helps disentangle the complexity of the Commission and makes a contribution to the study of international bureaucracies, a topic that has received little attention.

Reviews

“The countries of Europe have been undergoing hard times. Their most innovative achievement, the European Union, has come under increasing scrutiny as citizens deem that integration may be a significant part of the problem. Critics on both the Left and Right worry that Brussels has too much power, and that senior civil servants of the EU need to be held accountable. This book is a study of the politics of the European Commission and is in the best traditions of empirical research. Ellinas and Suleiman’s interviews allow them to establish that European civil servants do indeed share a culture favoring continued integration. They find that political criticism reaffirms the Eurocrats’ supranational convictions, and that the mandarins of Brussels enjoy more autonomy than their political masters in the member states might like. Defenders and critics of the European project will find this study very useful reading.”
—Harvey B. Feigenbaum, The George Washington University

“A fascinating European version of the ‘tail wagging the dog’: in spite of harsh criticism from political elites as well as public opinion, EU bureaucrats manage to avoid being controlled by their too many political masters and remain at the center of the game. They are the ‘custodians,’ but who will guard the guardians? This is a book that anyone interested in European affairs should read. It will be a classic in bureaucratic politics studies.”
—Yves Mény, Emeritus President, European University Institute

“This study of the European Union bureaucracy makes a major contribution tothe study of both the EU and public bureaucracies. Of the institutions within the EU, less is known about the bureaucracy than the other institutions, and this study demonstrates how the bureaucracy uses its own resources to promote its autonomy. The study also demonstrates how much we can learn about governing by simply asking the people involved some basic questions about what they do and how they do it.”
—B. Guy Peters, University of Pittsburgh

“No study of the EU bureaucracy is comparable to Ellinas and Suleiman’s book. This is an indispensable analysis of the relatively integrated culture of the senior high-level bureaucracy in Brussels in an EU composed of an increasingly disparate array of member states. The book’s analysis derives from a systematic survey of these officials, and it is written with eloquence and acuity.”
—Bert A. Rockman, Purdue University

“The European Commission remains at the heart of European integration, also in time of crisis. Ellinas and Suleiman’s organizational sociology approach concentrates on the educational and the career-driven background as well as the multiple accountability of Commission civil servants. Their book makes a powerful argument against those who argue that the Commission has lost momentum. The authors argue that, on the contrary, the multicephalous structure of the political authority in the European Union limits the capacity of political actors to curb the Commission’s authority and at the same time helps the Commission to define a strategy that might reinforce its legitimation. A must-read for all those interested in the functioning of the Commission.”
—Sabine Saurugger, Sciences Po Grenoble/Institut universitaire de France

"By building on earlier studies that focus on the role of the European bureaucracy and relying on extensive survey research, Ellinas and Suleiman offer an empirically sound study that assesses the European Commission within the broader context of political legitimacy and autonomy. Summing Up: Recommended" -A.E. Wohlers, Cameron University, CHOICE Magazine

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