Delegation in Contemporary Democracies (Routledge Ecpr Studies in European Political Science)

Delegation Is An Ubiquitous Social Phenomenon Linked To The Growing Differentiation Of Modern Societies. Delegation Is One Of Several Different Modes Of Organisation That Exist To Make Collective Action Successful, But Has Been Overlooked And Under-researched. Using A Rational Choice Institutional Analysis And Principal Agent Models, This Book Brings Literature On Delegation To Bureaucracy, Electorate To Legislature To Government Within Representative Democracy Together With Literature On New Forms Of Delegation Such As Non-majoritarian Institutions, To Provide A More Complete And Synthetic Analysis Of Delegation In Political Systems. With A Broad And Comparative Approach, This Is An Important Volume For Advanced Students, Researchers And Professionals Concerned With Delegation In The Areas Of Public Policy, Public Administration And Democratic Theory. Delegation in contemporary democracies : introduction / Dietmar Braun and Fabrizio Gilardi The (moral) hazards of parliamentary democracy / Kaare Strom, Wolfgang C. Müller, Torbjörn Bergman Delegation and accountability in parliamentary democracies : smallness, proximity, and shortcuts / Patrick Dumont and Frédéric Varone A theory of efficient delegation / David Epstein and Sharyn O'Halloran A delegation theory for explaining the bureaucratization of public administrations / Victor Lapuente Giné Delegation to independent regulatory agencies in Western Europe : credibility, political uncertainty, and diffusion / Fabrizio Gilardi Delegation in the distributive policy arena : the case of research policy / Dietmar Braun Consequences of legitimising independent regulatory agencies in contemporary democracies : theoretical scenarios / Gül Sosay Whose agents? : non-governmental organisations in policy-proposing Commissions : agents of government or opposition parties? / Peter Munk Christiansen & Asbjorn Sonne Nrgaard Delegation in the European Union : debates and research agenda / Fabio Franchino Delegation in contemporary democracies : concluding remarks / Dietmar Braun and Fabrizio Gilardi. Book Cover......Page 1 Half-Title......Page 2 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 List of Illustrations......Page 10 List of Contributors......Page 12 Series editor’s preface......Page 14 Acknowledgements......Page 16 1. Introduction......Page 18 Part I: The Standard Chain of Delegation......Page 42 2. The (Moral) Hazards of Parliamentary Democracy......Page 44 3. Delegation and Accountability in Parliamentary Democracies......Page 69 4. A Theory of Efficient Delegation......Page 94 5. A Delegation Theory for Explaining the Bureaucratization of Public Administrations......Page 116 Part II: The Next Steps in Delegation......Page 140 6. Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies in Western Europe......Page 142 7. Delegation in the Distributive Policy Arena......Page 163 8. Consequences of Legitimizing Independent Regulatory Agencies in Contemporary Democracies......Page 188 9. Whose Agents? Non-governmental Organizations in Policy-proposing Commissions:Agents of Government or Opposition Parties?......Page 208 10. Delegation in the European Union......Page 233 11. Conclusion......Page 256 Index......Page 269 The (moral) Hazards Of Parliamentary Democracy / Kaare Strøm, Wolfgang C. Müller, Torbjörn Bergman -- Delegation And Accountability In Parliamentary Democracies : Smallness, Proximity And Shortcuts / Patrick Dumont And Frédéric Varone -- A Theory Of Efficient Delegation / David Epstein And Sharyn O'halloran -- A Delegation Theory For Explaining The Bureaucratization Of Public Administrations / Victor Lapuente Giné -- Delegation To Independent Regulatory Agencies In Western Europe : Credibility, Political Uncertainty, And Diffusion / Fabrizio Gilardi -- Delegation In The Distributive Policy Arena : The Case Of Research Policy / Dietmar Braun -- Consequences Of Legitimizing Independent Regulatory Agencies In Contemporary Democracies : Theoretical Scenarios / Gül Sosay -- Whose Agents? : Non-governmental Organizations In Policy-proposing Commissions : Agents Of Government Or Opposition Parties? / Peter Munk Christiansen And Asbjørn Sonne Nørgaard -- Delegation In The European Union : Debates And Research Agenda / Fabio Franchino. Edited By Dietmar Braun And Fabrizio Gilardi. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Written by leading specialists from Europe and the US, this unique text presents a unified view of political delegation, bringing together a wide range of literature to provide a complete and synthetic analysis of delegation in political systems. Dietmar Braun is a professor of political science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Fabrizio Gilardi is a lecturer in political science at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland