Browsing Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications by Document Types "Working paper"
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Strategizing Identity in Higher Education
(ISL Working Papers;, Working paper, 2014)There is a growing body of literature shedding light on processes of strategy making within public universities. Yet, to date, only a handful of studies have analysed the role that organizational identity plays in such ... -
Tensions of governance in the European Commission
(CES Working Papers;2007:3, Working paper, 2007)This article analyses tensions of governance within the core-executive of the European Union – the Commission. The applied test-bed is seconded national civil servants (SNEs) hired on short-term contracts in the Commission. ... -
The anatomy of autonomy : reassessing the autonomy of the European Commission
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The Commission and the challenges of differentiation post-Brexit : its role and the new inter-institutional balance
(ISL Working Papers, Working paper, 2018-01)Over the last few years the process of European integration has been challenged by several crises. The prompt responses given to them often led the governments of the Member States rather than by EU institutions to take ... -
The European Ombudsman : A Resilient Institution in a Turbulent, Evolving Administrative Order
(2015, Working paper, 2016-01-08)One relatively unstudied development in the European Union’s evolving multilayered administrative system is the development of the ombudsman as a core institution of governance. At the national level, nearly all EU Member ... -
The European Union’s development policy: a balancing act between ‘a more comprehensive approach’ and creeping securitisation
(ISL Working Papers;2012:11, Working paper, 2012)‘Security’ has become prominent in official EU development discourse in recent years, and references to security concerns are routinely included in policy statements and documents. Our objective in this paper is to determine ... -
The impact of governing networks - the role of context, organizing and trust
(ISL Working Papers;no 1, 2012, Working paper, 2012)While our knowledge on the form and functioning of governing networks steadily increases, there are still holes in our knowledge of the impact of these networks. Using a multidimensional approach to measuring impacts, this ... -
The many faces of EU committee governance
(CES Working Papers;2003:4, Working paper, 2003)Committees linking national administrations and the EU level play a crucial role at all stages of the EU policy process. The literature tends to portray this group system as a coherent mass, characterised by expert-oriented ... -
The Norwegian central administration ten years after accession
(CES Working Papers;2005:4;, Working paper, 2005)This study demonstrates that the European Commission contribute to weaken hierarchical decision-making processes, and ultimately politico-administrative control and oversight, within the Norwegian central administration. ... -
THE ORIGINS OF COMMON ACTION CAPACITIES IN EU FOREIGN POLICY. Observations on the recruitment to the European External Action Service (EEAS)
(ISL Working Papers;2012:9, Working paper, 2012)The Treaty of Lisbon introduced significant institutional changes for European Union’s (EU’s) external relations administration, notably the establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS). Beside staff ... -
The public administration turn in integration research
(CES Working Papers; 2006:6;, Working paper, 2006)This article highlights how the study of public administration is brought back into the study of European integration and European Union (EU) governance. The public administration turn in integration research has brought ... -
The Rise of a European Public Administration. European capacity building by stealth
(ISL Working Papers;, Working paper, 2012)This paper reports the European integration of the inherent state prerogative to formulate and implement public policy. It is suggested that the European integration of core state powers necessitates the supply of independent ... -
The Rise of European Administrative Space. Lessons learned
(ISL Working Papers;no 2, 2012, Working paper, 2012)Despite advances in contemporary research on the European administrative space (EAS), no widespread understanding about its meaning, mechanisms and significance yet exists. This research agenda paper offers a comprehensive ... -
Towards an institutional perspective on representation : ambiguous representation in the European Commission
(CES Working Papers;2006:1, Working paper, 2006)This study explores the multiple representational roles evoked by Commission officials. The article has a dual ambition: The first is to outline an institutional perspective on representation that seizes a middle-ground ... -
Turkish foreign and security policy in the current era
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Two faces of internationalisation of administrative policy : between government innovation and transgovernmental imitation
(CES Working Papers;2004:4;, Working paper, 2004)Whereas domestic public policy is increasingly penetrated by international governmental organisations, domestic government institutions seem less adaptive. This puzzle triggers the following question: To what extent is the ... -
When disease is being priced. The Translation of the American DRG system to the hospital sectors in Norway and Denmark : a tentative study aimed at a comparison between Norway and Denmark
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When EU liberalisation fails: The case of the Port Directive
(ISL Working Papers;2012:4, Working paper, 2012)The prevailing literature on European integration holds that asymmetries towards negative integration in the treaties are important for explaining increasing liberalisation reform in the EU. Additionally,literature on ...