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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 ... -
Images of Agency Governance in the European Union : Community institutions, autonomous administrative spaces, or multilevel network administrations?
(CES Working Papers;2006:5;, Working paper, 2006)Diagnosis of the transformation of executive governance in Europe must incorporate the diverse dynamics of EU-level agencies. This paper conceptualises theoretically and explores empirically multiple images of governance ... -
The anatomy of autonomy : reassessing the autonomy of the European Commission
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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 ... -
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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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. ... -
Administrative fusion : towards a European "mega-administration"?
(CES Working Papers;2007:2;, Working paper, 2007)This study offers an organisation theory approach on administrative fusion. It is argued that the differentiated organisatational constellation of the European Union contributes to a differentiated fusion of domestic core ... -
Turkish foreign and security policy in the current era
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Perspektiver på størrelse og styringslogikk i organisasjoner
(ISL Working Papers;, Working paper, 2012)Temaet på NEON konferansen i år er “Organisering og størrelse”. Tittelen på mitt foredrag er: “Perspektiver på størrelse og styringslogikk i organisasjoner.” Jeg har valgt to hovedpunkt: 1) størrelse og effektivitet, og ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
How Europe shapes the nature of the Belgian Federation. Differentiated EU impact triggers both cooperation and decentralization
(ISL Working Papers;, Working paper, 2012)Abstract. European integration triggers contrasting views from Belgian political elites. Proponents of con-federalism, further decentralization and separatism point to the decreasing importance of the central government ... -
Are international bureaucracies vehicles for the common good?
(ISL Working Papers;, Working paper, 2012)This paper challenges widely held claims that international bureaucracies lack the potential to profoundly shape the behaviour, roles and identities of its personnel, and that the role of international civil servants are ... -
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 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 ... -
Implementing a health care reform through inter-municipal cooperation : Adaption and implementing the Norwegian cooperation-reform in three inter-municipal health regions
(ISL Working Papers;2012:5, Working paper, 2012)In this explorative article we will try to identify some issues and questions about how the Norwegian municipalities are preparing to implement the Cooperation reform and the new health care legislation. Our main focus is ... -
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 ... -
Negotiating the European External Action Service (EEAS): Analysing the External Effects of Internal (Dis)Agreement
(ISL Working Papers;no 3, 2012, Working paper, 2012)Analyses of the rising capacity for coordination within the Secretariats-General of the European Commission and Council have concentrated on their effects within these respective institutions. This article, in contrast, ... -
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 ... -
Differentiated Integration and the Nordic States: the Case of Norway
(ISL Working Papers;2013:2, Working paper, 2013)Since the early 1990s, the relationship between Norway and the European Union (EU) became increasingly complex and accounts for about three quarters of the European legislation. Despite the outcome of the 1994 referendum ...