Leadership and Negotiation in the European Union (Themes in European Governance)

In this 2006 book, Jonas Tallberg offers a novel perspective on some of the most fundamental questions about international cooperation and European Union politics. Offering the first systematic theoretical and empirical exploration of the influence wielded by chairmen of multilateral negotiations, Tallberg develops a rationalist theory of formal leadership and demonstrates its explanatory power through carefully selected case studies of EU negotiations. He shows that the rotating Presidency of the EU constitutes a power platform that grants governments unique opportunities to shape the outcomes of negotiations. His provocative analysis establishes that Presidencies, while performing vital functions for the EU, simultaneously exploit their privileged political position to favour national interests. Extending the scope of the analysis to international negotiations on trade, security and the environment, Tallberg further demonstrates that the influence of the EU Presidency is not an isolated occurrence but the expression of a general phenomenon in world politics - the power of the chair. Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 3 Series-title......Page 4 Title......Page 7 Copyright......Page 8 Dedication......Page 9 Contents......Page 11 Tables......Page 12 Acknowledgments......Page 13 Abbreviations......Page 15 1 Introduction......Page 17 The theory: formal leadership in multilateral negotiations......Page 19 The research design......Page 22 The findings......Page 25 The implications: leadership, efficiency, and distribution......Page 29 The plan of the book......Page 31 2 Formal leadership: a rational institutionalist theory......Page 33 A functionalist explanation of institutional design......Page 35 The demand for agenda management......Page 37 The demand for brokerage......Page 40 The demand for representation......Page 43 Power resources: privileged information and procedural control......Page 45 Opportunism and influence: exploiting the chairmanship for private gain......Page 47 The formal institutional environment: enabling and constraining factors......Page 49 Impact on outcomes: efficiency and distribution......Page 53 An alternative approach: sociological institutionalism......Page 55 3 The institutional development of the EU Presidency: a search for efficient cooperation......Page 59 Agenda management in the European Community......Page 61 Agenda management in the EPC/CFSP......Page 67 Agenda management in the European Council......Page 70 Agenda management: assessing the institutional development......Page 72 The evolution of brokerage......Page 73 Brokerage in the European Community......Page 74 Brokerage in the EPC/CFSP......Page 77 Brokerage in the European Council......Page 78 Brokerage: assessing the institutional development......Page 81 The evolution of representation......Page 82 External representation......Page 83 Internal representation......Page 86 Representation: assessing the institutional development......Page 89 The rotating Presidency: evaluation and contestation......Page 90 Conclusion......Page 96 4 The EU Presidency as agenda manager: shaping political priorities......Page 98 Power resources in agenda management......Page 100 Formal agenda-setting rules are regulated in the EU treaties. Slightly......Page 103 The Northern Dimension initiative......Page 106 Preparing for political breakthrough......Page 108 The Finnish Presidency: from initiative to policy......Page 111 The power of the chair: assessing process and outcome......Page 115 The end-of-life vehicles directive......Page 117 The German Presidency: non-decision-making at work......Page 119 Accommodation and conclusion......Page 123 The power of the chair: assessing process and outcome......Page 125 Conclusion......Page 127 5 The EU Presidency as broker: constructing intergovernmental bargains......Page 128 Brokerage: resources and constraints......Page 129 Power resources in brokerage......Page 130 Institutional constraints in brokerage......Page 133 The Agenda 2000 reform package......Page 136 The German Presidency: developing the negotiating box......Page 138 The Berlin agreement......Page 141 The power of the chair: assessing process and outcome......Page 142 The intergovernmental conference 2000......Page 145 The French Presidency: provoking conflict and producing progress......Page 147 The Nice Treaty......Page 150 The power of the chair: assessing process and outcome......Page 153 Conclusion......Page 156 6 The EU Presidency as representative: negotiating on behalf of others......Page 157 Power resources in representation......Page 159 Institutional constraints in representation......Page 163 The Swedish Presidency and EU transparency......Page 164 Toward new EU transparency rules......Page 165 The Swedish Presidency: informal negotiations and fast-track agreement......Page 167 The new transparency regulation......Page 170 The power of the chair: assessing process and outcome......Page 172 The Danish Presidency and EU enlargement......Page 174 Eastern enlargement......Page 175 The Danish Presidency: “enlargement, enlargement, enlargement”......Page 176 The Copenhagen agreement......Page 179 The power of the chair: assessing process and outcome......Page 183 Conclusion......Page 186 7 Comparative perspectives: formal leadership in multilateral negotiations......Page 188 The CSCE: formal leadership in the shadow of the Cold War......Page 190 The OSCE: formal leadership in the new European security structure......Page 196 Conclusion: the power of the chair in the CSCE/OSCE......Page 200 The demand for formal leadership in trade negotiations......Page 201 The supply of formal leadership in trade negotiations......Page 204 Conclusion: the power of the chair in the GATT/WTO......Page 208 Formal leadership in UN environmental negotiations......Page 209 Formal leadership in the law of the sea negotiations......Page 210 Formal leadership in the ozone negotiations......Page 213 Formal leadership in the climate change negotiations......Page 216 Conclusion: the power of the chair at UN environmental conferences......Page 219 Conclusion......Page 220 8 Conclusion......Page 222 The demand for formal leadership......Page 223 The supply of formal leadership......Page 226 Sociological institutionalism: assessing the alternative approach......Page 232 Implications for the study of EU politics......Page 234 Efficiency and distribution in EU negotiations......Page 235 A European president? Sources and effects of institutional reform......Page 239 Implications for theories of international negotiation and cooperation......Page 243 Generalizing the European experience......Page 244 Leadership, efficiency, and distribution in international cooperation......Page 251 Appendix: EC/EU Presidencies 1958–......Page 255 BOOKS AND ARTICLES......Page 257 OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS AND SPEECHES......Page 272 Index......Page 277 Jonas Tallberg Offers A Novel Perspective On Some Of The Most Fundamental Questions About International Cooperation And European Union Politics. In The First Systematic Theoretical And Empirical Exploration Of The Influence Wielded By Chairmen Of Multilateral Negotiations, Tallberg Develops A Rationalist Theory Of Formal Leadership And Demonstrates Its Explanatory Power Through Carefully Selected Case Studies Of Eu Negotiations. He Shows That The Rotating Presidency Of The Eu Constitutes A Power Platform That Grants Governments Unique Opportunities To Shape The Outcomes Of Negotiations. His Analysis Establishes That Presidents, While Performing Vital Functions For The Eu, Simultaneously Exploit Their Privileged Political Position To Favor National Interests. Extending The Scope Of The Analysis To International Negotiations On Trade, Security, And The Environment, Tallberg Further Demonstrates That The Influence Of The Eu Presidency Is Not An Isolated Occurrence But The Expression Of A General Phenomenon In World Politics - The Power Of The Chair.--jacket. Formal Leadership : A Rational Institutionalist Theory -- The Institutional Development Of The Eu Presidency : A Search For Efficient Cooperation -- The Eu Presidency As Agenda Manager : Shaping Political Priorities -- The Eu Presidency As Broker : Constructing Intergovernmental Bargains -- The Eu Presidency As Representative : Negotiating On Behalf Of Others -- Comparative Perspectives : Formal Leadership In Multilateral Negotiations. Jonas Tallberg. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 241-260) And Index. Why do some international negotiations succeed while others collapse, and why do some states gain more than others from multilateral cooperation? Jonas Tallberg analyses the role of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union and how the institutional properties of the chair impact on negotiations