Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xix, 287 pages)
ISBN:
9783319573212
Series Statement:
Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
Content:
Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Graphs -- List of Boxes -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Focus and Aims of the Book -- 1.2 Selection and Justification for the Book's Case Studies -- 1.3 Structure of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2 A Historical Perspective of Small States in the European Union -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Defining Small States in the EU -- 2.3 A Historical Development of Studies on Small State Capacities in International Relations -- 2.4 A Call for More Focus on Small State Governmental Strategies in the EU -- 2.5 A Call for More Focus on the Smallest EU States and Their Governmental Strategies -- 2.6 Establishing Explanatory Factors for a Small State's Channels of Influence: Governmental Capacities and Strategies -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3 Conceptualizing Notions of Power and Influence in the EU Legislative Process: Governmental Capacities and Strategies -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Governmental Capacities: Pluralism Versus Power Inequality -- 3.2.1 Pluralism as a 'One-Dimensional View' of Power -- 3.2.2 Criticism of Pluralism-a 'Second-Dimensional View' of Power -- 3.2.3 Multivariate Approaches-a 'Third-Dimensional View' of Power -- 3.3 Governmental Strategies: Ways to Exercise Power and Influence in EU Decision-Making Processes -- 3.3.1 The 'Pace-Setting' Strategy -- 3.3.2 The 'Foot-Dragging' Strategy -- 3.3.3 The 'Fence-Sitting' Strategy -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Defining Key Terms in Relation to Decision-Shaping and Decision-Taking in EU Decision-Making Processes -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 The EU as a Regulatory Arena: The Legislative Process and the Distinctiveness of EU Decision-Making -- 4.3 Drawing upon Stages in EU Decision-Making
Content:
4.3.1 The Policy Process in Relation to the 'Stages' Approach: The Usefulness of the Policy Cycle Framework -- 4.3.2 Identifying Shaping and Taking Facets of EU Decision-Making Processes -- 4.4 The Decision-Shaping Stage -- 4.4.1 What Is Preference Formation? -- 4.4.2 Actors in EU Preference Formation -- 4.4.2.1 European Commission Officials from Directorate-Generals -- 4.4.2.2 EU Government Representatives in the Council -- 4.4.2.3 MEPs in EP Committees -- 4.4.3 Theorizing Decision-Shaping -- 4.4.3.1 Policy Networks -- 4.4.3.2 Policy Venues -- 4.5 The Decision-Taking Stage -- 4.5.1 What Is Decision-Taking? -- 4.5.2 Actors in EU Decision-Taking -- 4.5.2.1 EU Government Representatives in the Council -- 4.5.2.2 MEPs in EP Plenary Sittings -- 4.5.3 Theorizing Decision-Taking -- 4.5.3.1 The 'Irrational' Approach -- 4.5.3.2 Newer Approaches: the 'Mixed-Scanning' and 'Garbage-Can' Approaches -- 4.5.3.3 Modern Approaches: 'Decision Accretion' and 'Decision-Making Styles' -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5 Establishing the Methodology -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Research Design -- 5.2.1 Establishing the Hypothesis and Research Questions -- 5.2.2 Establishing the Independent Variables for Small State Governmental Influence -- 5.2.3 Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches: A Holistic Research Design -- 5.2.3.1 Part A: A qualitative approach--the usefulness of the case study design -- 5.2.3.2 Part B: A quantitative approach-the usefulness of constructing a performance matrix design -- 5.3 Methods of Data Collection -- 5.3.1 The Process-Tracing Technique Through Documentary Analysis and Interviews: A Qualitative Approach -- 5.3.2 The 'Decision Weights and Measures'-A Quantitative Approach -- 5.3.3 Sources for the Empirical Research -- 5.3.4 Difficulties Met by This Research -- 5.3.5 Positive Aspects Deriving from This Research
Content:
5.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6 An Introduction to the Empirical Research: Malta and the EU Decision-Making Process -- 6.1 An Overview of Malta in Its Historical Path Towards EU Membership and as a Member of the EU -- 6.1.1 Geography -- 6.1.2 Economy -- 6.1.3 The Political System -- 6.1.4 The Pre-EU Membership Scenario -- 6.2 The Co-Ordination of EU Affairs Post-EU Membership -- 6.2.1 The Post-EU Membership Scenario -- 6.2.2 Co-Ordination of EU Affairs -- 6.2.2.1 The Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union -- 6.2.2.2 The EU Secretariat -- 6.2.2.3 The Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for EU Affairs -- 6.2.2.4 How Does Malta's System of Co-Ordination Function? -- 6.3 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7 Malta's Government in the Legislative Decision-Making Processes of Two Directives on the Placing on the Market of Pyrotechnic Articles: Case Studies 1 and 2 -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Malta's Government in the 2005-2007 EU Legislative Negotiations Adopting Directive 200723EC on the Placing on the Market of Pyrotechnic Articles: Case Study 1 -- 7.2.1 Background -- 7.2.2 Malta's Objectives -- 7.2.3 The Decision-Shaping Stage -- 7.2.3.1 Malta's capacities and strategies in the Council of the European Union -- 7.2.3.2 Malta's Capacities and Strategies in the European Parliament -- 7.2.4 The Decision-Taking Stage -- 7.3 Malta's Government in the 2011-2013 EU Legislative Negotiations Adopting Recast Directive 201329EU on the Making Available on the Market of Pyrotechnic Articles: Case Study 2 -- 7.3.1 Background -- 7.3.2 Malta's Objectives -- 7.3.3 The Decision-Shaping Stage -- 7.3.3.1 Malta's Capacities and Strategies in the Council of the European Union -- 7.3.3.2 Malta's Capacities and Strategies in the European Parliament -- 7.3.4 The Decision-Taking Stage
Content:
7.4 Conclusion-An Assessment of the Outcomes for Malta in Case Studies 1 and 2 -- References -- Chapter 8 Malta's Government in the Legislative Decision-Making Process of the Extension of an EU Directive on Long-Term Residence to Beneficiaries of International Protection: Case Study 3 -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 An Overview and Background of the EU's Policy on Legal Migration -- 8.2.1 The Development of the EU's JHA Institutional Framework for Legal Migration -- 8.2.2 Background to the EU Legislative Case on the Negotiations of Directive 201151EU -- 8.2.2.1 The Need to Streamline and Harmonize EU Legal Migration Legislation -- 8.2.2.2 The Intergovernmental and Supranational Nature of the Negotiations Adopting Directive 201151EU -- 8.2.2.3 Scope and Conditions Behind Extending the LTR Directive to Beneficiaries of International Protection -- 8.2.2.4 Linkage Between the Immigration and Asylum EU Policy Spheres -- 8.2.2.5 'Distalization' Processes in the EU -- 8.2.2.6 Timeframe of the Negotiations Adopting Directive 201151EU -- 8.3 Malta's Objectives in the 2007-2011 EU Legislative Negotiations -- 8.4 Malta's Capacities and Strategies During the 2007-2011 EU Legislative Negotiations -- 8.4.1 The Decision-Shaping Stage -- 8.4.1.1 Malta's Capacities and Strategies in the Council of the European Union -- 8.4.1.2 Malta's Capacities and Strategies in the European Parliament -- 8.4.2 The Decision-Taking Stage -- 8.5 Conclusion-An Assessment of the Outcomes for Malta in Case Study 3 -- References -- Chapter 9 Conclusion: A Comparative Analysis of the Cases -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Re-visiting the Outcomes for the Maltese Government in the Three EU Legislative Cases Presented in this Book -- 9.3 A Comparative Analysis of the Main Factors for Malta's Influence andor Non-influence in the Negotiations of the Adopted Directives
Content:
9.3.1 A Qualitative Comparative Analysis -- 9.3.2 A Quantitative Comparative Analysis -- 9.4 Re-visiting the Book's Methodology -- 9.5 Paving the Path for Future Research in This Study Area -- 9.6 Conclusion-a Review of the Main Empirical Findings -- Reference -- Index
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