Relying on agencies in major European Union legislative measures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marta Migliorati (0000-0001-5091-8010, University of Milan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 159-180 |
| Publication date | 2019-05-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402382.2019.1602336 |
| OpenAlex | W2944282015 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 39 |
Over the past 30 years European Union legislators have established 34 agencies invested with a wide array of executive tasks. How significant are these new institutions in the implementation of major EU measures? This article extends our understanding of delegation dynamics in the EU by offering original empirical evidence about the reliance of EU legislators upon EU-level bureaucratic agents beyond the Commission. After introducing a new longitudinal dataset (1985–2016) of salient EU secondary legislation, by means of a quantitative analysis, the article tests three hypotheses drawn from the theories of delegation and bureaucratic behaviour. Results show that the likelihood of relying on an agency for implementation increases with the initial growth of the Commission’s policy-making powers, but then decreases significantly when the Commission reaches high levels of policy competences. Moreover, the probability of relying on agencies is positively affected by the complexity of the policy issue at stake
Agency (philosophy · Bureaucracy · Commission · Delegation · Economics · European commission · European union · International trade · Legislation · Legislature · Multi-level governance · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Salient · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Regulation and Compliance Studies
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |