Beyond the myth of nationality
Analysing networks within the European commission
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8041527 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Semin Suvarierol (0000-0002-2014-7478, Utrecht University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 701-724 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-19 |
| 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 | 10.1080/01402380801905975 |
| OpenAlex | W1991410035 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 24 |
| References cited | 32 |
Literature on the European Commission refers to the influence of nationality in the functioning of the Commission and, in particular, to the reliance on networks based on nationality, but it fails to provide much evidence apart from anecdotes. This empirical study takes a systematic approach by applying concepts from organisational network analysis to examine the networking patterns of Commission officials and to explore the effect of nationality therein. The data clearly show that nationality is not a significant factor in shaping officials' task-related informal networks. While variables related to nationality and socialisation fail to explain the variation, the size of the member state in terms of the number of officials it has and whether the contacts occur within the Directorate-General determine whether an official relies on compatriots for information and advice. The organisational structure of the Commission renders nationality irrelevant for its daily work
Business · Commission · European commission · European union · Immigration · International trade · Mythology · Nationality · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · State (computer science · Work (physics · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Engineering · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Social Capital and Networks
An Emergent European Executive Order
Introduction
The Compound Machinery of Government
Understanding Politics in the College of European Commissioners
From National Enclaves to Supporting Offices
Changing policy focus through organizational reform? The case of the pharmaceutical unit in the European Commission
Linking Agenda Setting to Coordination Structures
EU-Osterweiterung und symbolische Grenzziehungen
Une cartographie des recrutements du personnel de la banque centrale européenne en temps de crise (2005-2011)
Des bureaucraties poreuses ? Les interactions de la commission européenne et du secrétariat du conseil avec leur environnement, et leur influence sur leurs préférences en termes de gouvernance
Producing Kartinka
Follow the Leader? Leader Succession and Staff Attitudes in Public Sector Organizations
When the cat is away
The European Commission
Politicization within the European Commission’s bureaucracy
Everyday cosmopolitanism in the European Commission
Tradition and innovation
Conceptual and Methodological Challenges in the Study of European Socialization
Experiments in Supranational Institution-Building
The Denationalization of Cabinets in the European Commission
Challenging or Enhancing the EU's Legitimacy? The Evolution of Representative Bureaucracy in the Commission's Staff Policies
Networking in Brussels
Conceptualising Australia's tradition of pragmatic federalism
Explaining government bureaucrats’ behaviour
Images of Europe
Logistic Regression
Multilevel Union Administration
Regulating Europe
The Network Paradigm in Organizational Research
Leadership in administration
How to Conduct Organizational Surveys
Introducing Social Networks
Beyond answers
The Reform of the European Commission
La Commission européenne
La Commission européenne
Organization and Nationality in the European Commission Services
Organizational culture in a multicultural organization
Swords into Plowshares
Several Roads Lead to International Norms, but Few Via International Socialization
Governing at the frontier of the European commission
Transnational Identities
The European commission as a multi‐organization
Executive politics as usual
The Working Groups of the Council of the European Union
Multinational staffing and organizational functioning in the Commission of the European Communities
An organisational approach to European integration
Nationality and European Negotiations
The practice of social research
Consociationalists or Weberians? Top Commission Officials on Nationality
Birds of a Feather
| Unique citing works | 24 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,33 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 24 |