Between Potential, Performance and Prospect
Revisiting the Political Leadership of the EU Commission President
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13053262 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henriette Müller (0000-0003-1937-9439, New York University Abu Dhabi, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 68-79 |
| Publication date | 2016-06-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics and Governance (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-2463 • E-ISSN: 2183-2463 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/pag.v4i2.581 |
| OpenAlex | W2475311997 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 19 |
This contribution argues that although the latest EU treaties formalized the Commission presidency to substantial degree, it remains a constitutionally weak office for the provision of political leadership. The capacity to lead thus still strongly depends on the individual incumbent. As a first step, the article examines the legal-procedural structure of the office before and after the Lisbon Treaty came into force. Secondly, it analyzes the political leadership performance of the Commission president José Barroso in comparison with his predecessor Jacques Delors. In bridging formal institutional rules with concrete performances this article contributes to the understanding of the relationship between structure and agency in international institutions as well as to the growing literature on political leadership in the European Union
Agency (philosophy · Commission · Economics · European union · International trade · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Social science · Sociology · Treaty · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Public Administration
Mediated Personalization of Executive European Union Politics
Is there a ‘German school’ of comparative politics? An institutional perspective
Setting Europe’s agenda
Is there any ‘price’ for making individual EU politicians more important? The personalization of politics in the European Commission
The contested nature of political leadership in the European Union
Ideational agenda-setting leadership
When talk meets actions – return to Commission leadership in EU environmental policy-making with the European Green Deal
Collaborative leadership in EMU governance
Political leadership in times of crisis
The Geoeconomics of the Single Market for Financial Services
The Normalization of the European Commission
Political Leadership in Liberal Democracies
The European Commission of the Twenty-First Century
Introduction
What’s New? A First Appraisal of the Juncker Commission
The Little Engine that Wouldn’t
The Santer era
Can the Politicization of European Integration be Reversed
The Post-Lisbon European Council Presidency
Managing the house
Executive politics as usual
Why European Commissioners Matter
Delegation, agency, and agenda setting in the European Community
Can Personality and Politics Be Studied Systematically
Representation and Agenda Setting
The Appointments of Herman van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton
Communicating supranational governance? The salience of EU affairs in the German Bundestag, 1991–2013
The Composition of the College of Commissioners
Leadership
| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |