The European Commission is arguably the world's most powerful international
administration. It plays a central role in the political system of the European Union. The …

[Conclusions] All policy making, including for the agricultural sector, is of idiosyncratic nature
and differs widely from country to country. However, due to its supra-national dimension the …

This article provides a detailed study of how bureaucratic politics in the European
Commission can systematically affect the substance of the legislative agenda that makes up …

Pourquoi les pays occidentaux versent-ils davantage d'aide au développement aux
autocraties qu'aux démocraties? Pourquoi le Danemark réussit-il à exercer une influence …

[...] The discussion below is organized into four sections. The first reviews the powers of the
Commission President. Comparison with heads of government at the national level brings …

The allegiance of national bureaucratic elites to European, national, institutional and policy-
specific identities or associations is the subject of a growing body of European integration …

A New Map for New Research Horizons 227 'legwork.'However, several reasons lead us to
challenge this value hierarchy which is at the heart of spontaneous conceptions of …