This article first provides a selective overview of the literature on bureaucratic autonomy and
identifies different approaches to this topic. The second section discusses three major sets of …

Politicians use a variety of expectations to justify the delegation of public services to public,
semi-public or private organizations. This article reveals expectations of delegation, as well …

This is essential reading on the authoritative roles played by international secretariats.
Michael Barnett and Martha Finnemore look at international organizations as organizations …

In life, delegation is fundamental. But it is difficult, especially when attempted internationally,
as in the long delegation chains to the United Nations family and other global governance …

Why have the national governments of EU member states successively endowed the
European Parliament with supervisory, budgetary, and legislative powers over the past fifty …

... it is thanks to works like this one that we can make progress in the understanding of the
phenomenon of independent regulatory authorities in Europe and elsewhere. Competition …

4 Introduction to whether or not we see convergence across states for agencies with similar
features, such as the same size, task or governance structure. Moreover, according to the …

European agencies have been created at a rapid pace in recent years in a multitude of
highly pertinent and sensitive fields ranging from pharmaceuticals and aviation safety to …

Three aspects of the life of independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) after delegation are
examined: their independence from elected officials, their relationship with regulatees; their …

Certain types of militant groups—those suffering from leadership deficits—are more likely to
attack civilians. Their leadership deficits exacerbate the principal-agent problem between …