The Agency Phenomenon in the European Union: Emergence, Institutionalisation and Everyday Decision-Making

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This volume offers a comprehensive analysis of the agency phenomenon in the European Union. It takes stock of the emergence and development of EU agencies, providing insight into the characteristics as well as the consequences of the ongoing EU agencification process. The volume traces the varied roots of and routes to agency emergence and institutionalisation. It also analyses everyday decision-making processes within EU-level agencies, notably the management of such agencies, their role in the creation of network structures in European executive governance and in the implementation of EU legislation at the member state level, and the varied sources of agency accountability. The ambition of this volume is to offer an even-handed assessment and explanation of agency creation, design, and evolution at the EU level. The volume is targeted to academics, post-graduate students and practitioners. Chapter authors include Deirdre Curtin, Renaud Dehousse, Morten Egeberg and Thomas Gehring. -- .

Jarle Trondal is Professor in public administration at University of Agder, and Professor at ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo Madalina Busuioc is Post-doctoral Researcher at the Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance (ACELG), University of Amsterdam Martijn Groenleer is Assistant Professor in public administration at the Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University -- .

"Each chapter is informative, well-written and offeres convincing arguements. What is innovative and interesting is that this volume seeks to tie together different approaches, and thereby contribute to a broader and more nuanced understanding of the agency phenomenon. This is an important endeavour, and the book is likely to appeal to a wide range of readers interested in EU governance" (Helena Ekelund, Political Studies Review, May 2014) -- .