The Routledge Handbook of European Public Policy (Routledge International Handbooks)

The Routledge Handbook of European Public Policy provides an in-depth and systematic understanding of EU policies. It covers theoretical approaches on the policy process and the various stages of public policy formulation and decision making, and discusses key questions of contemporary European governance. The handbook introduces major concepts, trends, and methodologies in a variety of comparative settings thereby providing the first systematic effort to include theoretical and substantive analyses of European public policies in a single volume. The handbook is divided into four sections: Concepts and approaches in EU policymaking; Substantive policies of the EU, including economic and social, fiscal and monetary, areas of freedom, security, and justice, and external policies; Elements of the policy cycle; Themes ranging from crisis and resistance to controversies in education. This handbook will be an essential reference for students and scholars of the European Union, public policy, social policy, and more broadly for European and comparative politics. The Routledge Handbook of European Public Policy- Front Cover The Routledge Handbook of European Public Policy Title Page Copyright Page Contents List of figures List of tables List of boxes Notes on contributors Preface Chapter 1: European Union policymaking: issues and debates Introduction Issues The debates Guide to using this handbook References SECTION 1: Concepts and approaches – overview Chapter 2: Principal-agent models and EU policy-making Introduction The origins and logic of PA models PA theory and policy-making in the EU PA in EU policy-making studies: retain, amend, or wither? Conclusion References Chapter 3: Regulatory governance in the EU Introduction Historical development of EU regulatory governance Regulatory governance in the EU: conceptual and theoretical development Regulatory governance in the EU: critiques and future directions Conclusion References Chapter 4: The multiple streams approach Introduction MSA applications to European Union policy processes State of the literature Translational challenges and opportunities Moving forward References Chapter 5: Punctuated equilibrium theory Introduction Theoretical starting points and basic framework Abstraction and expansion Research designs, measurement, and infrastructure Conclusion Note References SECTION 2: Substantive policies – overview Part I: Economic and social policies Part II: Fiscal and monetary policies Part III: Area of freedom, security, and justice Part IV: External policies Part V: Sectoral policies PART I: Economic and social policies Chapter 6: The single market Evolution of the single market Liberalization, approximation,and mutual recognition Recent initiatives undertaken to deepening the internal market Criticisms of the internal market project Conclusions References Chapter 7: EU competition rules and the European integration project Introduction The evolution of EC/EU competition rules An overview of scholarship on EU competition rules The past, present, and future of EU competition rules References Chapter 8: Changing governance of cohesion policy Introduction Governance of cohesion policy History pre-1988 2000 and 2007 reforms 2014–2020 cohesion policy Conclusion References Chapter 9: Social policy Introduction Historical developments and scope of European social policy Domestic effects of European social policy Social Europe and neoliberalism References Chapter 10: Gender policy Introduction The interweaving of the policy and academic communities Analyzing (and evaluating) the European Union gender regime Gender and Europeanization New areas, new approaches, new methods: a legitimate field? Bibliography PART II: Fiscal and monetary policies Chapter 11: Economic and Monetary Union Introduction Historical background The evolving policy architecture of the euro area Policy recommendations for an incomplete EMU References Chapter 12: Banking union Introduction The state of the banking union in 2016 Policy implications Explaining driving forces, timing and policy outcome Future developments and avenues for research Note References Chapter 13: Accountability in the Economic and Monetary Union: the “globalization trilemma” Introduction European Monetary Union (EMU) and the globalization trilemma The EMU’s second-order democratic deficit Input and output legitimacy in the context of emergency politics Populism, technocracy, and political contagion How to resolve the EMU’s globalization trilemma References Chapter 14: The EU budget Introduction The EU budget, one of the EU policy instruments The long-term financial plan How the EU budget is financed Over 50 expenditure programmes The annual budget, a co-decision by Parliament and Council Basic principles Budgetary implementation tasks largely delegated to member states Management modes External audit Accounting and reporting Holding to account Modernising the EU budget: the reform stalemate Revenue Expenditure Accountability Note References PART III: Area of freedom, security, and justice Chapter 15: European immigration and asylum policy Introduction European immigration policies: history and theories The development of EU migration policy The institutional actors EU migration and asylum policy Conclusion Note References Chapter 16: Police and judicial cooperation policy The development of police and judicial cooperation in the context of the AFSJ Academic approaches to the study of the AFSJ and EU police and judicial cooperation Actors in EU police and judicial cooperation policy-making Issues and activities in EU police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters Conclusion ReferencesArgomaniz, Chapter 17: European Union privacy and data protection policy Introduction Actors, Regulations, and Directives: institutional and policy evolution Political battles and debates on privacy and data protection Concluding thoughts: the state of play and future scenarios References PART IV: External policies Chapter 18: The Common Foreign and Security Policy: the EU as a global actor Introduction The evolution of CFSP Power and identity conceptualizing the EU as a global actor A powerless identity – the critique of the EU’s international role The EU in a changing and challenging global system Note References Chapter 19: Trade policy Introduction Changing authority to conduct EU trade policy Changing access to EU trade policymaking Conclusion Bibliography Chapter 20: Enlargement policy Introduction Why does the EU keep enlarging? Enlargement policy processes The impact of enlargement on the nature of the EU The current situation and the prospects for further enlargements References Chapter 21: The European neighborhood policy The European neighborhood policy: an overview Conceptualizing the ENP: rationale, principles and instruments Evaluating the success of the ENP The ENP reloaded The ongoing revision of the ENP: challenges and prospects ahead References PART V: Sectoral policies Chapter 22: The Common Agricultural Policy: common dynamics of policy change in an uncommon policy domain Introduction The CAP: 1962–present The main actors and the (new) rules of the game The CAP as a case of policy change New frontiers New challenges References Chapter 23: European energy policy Introduction EU energy policy constraints The evolution of EU energy policy Public policy–oriented contributions on EU energy policy Conclusion References Chapter 24: EU policy on the environment Introduction From Paris to Lisbon: the historical development of the policy field Major analytical perspectives on and insights in EU environmental policy Limitations in the research on EU environmental policy Conclusion References SECTION 3: The policy cycle – overview References Chapter 25: Lobbying and interest group politics in the European Union Defining the field The European interest group population Resource exchange Lobbying strategies Influence over policy outcomes Interest groups and democracy in the European Union Prospects of the field References Chapter 26: Agenda setting in the European Union Introduction EU agenda setting as a research field Empirical studies of EU agenda setting Key concepts and arguments Criticisms, relevance and avenues for research References Chapter 27: Understanding the EU’s policymaking institutions Understanding the EU institutions The five institutions Conclusions References Chapter 28: Strategic framing and the European Commission Introduction Strategic framing: theoretical foundations Strategic framing: the approach The European Commission and EU policymaking Conclusion References Chapter 29: Implementation and enforcement of EU policies Introduction: compliance in the EU’s multi-level system Actors and procedures Issues in research about compliance with EU policies: what do we know, what can we know? Non-compliance as a danger for European integration Conclusion: a way forward to improve compliance with EU policies References Chapter 30: If evaluation is the solution, what is the problem? Introduction (Some) evaluation practice and the early days of the evaluation system On separate tracks: ex ante and ex post Ex post regulatory evaluation: the politics of REFIT Discussion and conclusions: evaluation for whom? Note References SECTION 4: Themes PART I: Crisis and resistance – introduction Chapter 31: Resisting in times of crisis: the implementation of European austerity plans in Ireland and Greece Introduction Compliance and non-compliance with norms The domestic roots of the crisis Conclusion References Chapter 32: Resistance in European Union health care policy What is European Union health policy? Resistance to European Union health policy Conclusion References Chapter 33: Evasion as a mechanism of resistance (not only) to European law Introduction Discovering and analyzing evasion Evasion as an analytical lens: how far can the concept travel? Conclusion References PART II: Controversies in European higher education – introduction Chapter 34: European-level policy dynamics in higher education Introduction History Current policy coordination arrangements Conclusion References Chapter 35: The infusion of Europe in public policy: the case of higher education Introduction References Index EU policymaking : issues and debates / Laurie Buonanno and Nikolaos Zahariadis -- Principal-agent models / Yannis Karagiannis and Mattia Guidi -- Regulatory governance in the EU / Alessandro Cagossi -- Multiple streams / Nicole Herwig and Nikolaos Zahariadis -- Punctuated equilibrium theory / Christian Breunig, Daniela Beyer, and Marco Radojevic -- The internal market / Laurie Buonanno -- EU competition rules and the European integration project / Angela Wigge and Hubert Buch-Hansen -- Changing governance of cohesion policy / Carolyn Dudek -- Social policy / Claire Dupuy and Sophie Jacquot -- Gender policy / Sophie Jacquot -- Economic and monetary union / Waltraud Shelke -- Banking policy / Stefaan DeRynck -- The globalization trilemma and the EMU's second-order democratic deficit / Nikitas Konstantinidis and Ruben Treurniet -- The EU budget / Gabriele Cipriani -- European immigration and asylum policy / Alexander Caviedes -- Police and judicial cooperation policy / Stephen Rozée, Christian Kaunert and Sarah Léonard -- European Union privacy and data protection policy / George Christou -- The common foreign and security policy / Sara Kahn-Nisser -- Trade policy / Holly Jarman -- Enlargement policy / Neill Nugent -- The European neighbourhood policy / Mariam Dekanozishvili -- The cap : common dynamics of policy change in an uncommon policy domain / Gerry Alons and Pieter Zwaan -- European energy policy / Nicole Herwig -- EU policy on the environment / Jale Tosun -- Lobbying and interest group politics in the European Union / Andreas Hofmann -- Agenda setting in the European Union / Petya Alexandrova and Marcello Carammia -- Understanding the EU's policymaking institutions / John McCormick -- Strategic framing and the European Commission / Mark Rhinard -- Implementation and enforcement of EU polices / Gerda Falkner -- If evaluation is the solution, what is the problem? / Claire A. Dunlop and Claudio M. Radaelli -- Resisting in times of crisis : the implementation of European austerity plans in Ireland and Greece / Clément Fontan, Sabine Saurugger and Nikolaos Zahariadis -- Resistance in European Union health care policy / Scott L. Greer -- Evasion as a mechanism of resistance (not only) to European law / Annette Elisabeth Töller -- European level policy dynamics in higher education / Martina Vukasovic -- The infusion of Europe in public policy : the case of higher education / Pauline Ravinet EU policymaking : issues and debates / Laurie Buonanno and Nikolaos Zahariadis -- Principal-agent models / Yannis Karagiannis and Mattia Guidi -- Regulatory governance in the EU / Alessandro Cagossi -- Multiple streams / Nicole Herwig and Nikolaos Zahariadis -- Punctuated equilibrium theory / Christian Breunig, Daniela Beyer, and Marco Radojevic -- The internal market / Laurie Buonanno -- EU competition rules and the European integration project / Angela Wigge and Hubert Buch-Hansen -- Changing governance of cohesion policy / Carolyn Dudek -- Social policy / Claire Dupuy and Sophie Jacquot -- Gender policy / Sophie Jacquot -- Economic and monetary union / Waltraud Shelke -- Banking policy / Stefaan DeRynck -- The globalization trilemma and the EMU's second-order democratic deficit / Nikitas Konstantinidis and Ruben Treurniet -- The EU budget / Gabriele Cipriani -- European immigration and asylum policy / Alexander Caviedes -- Police and judicial cooperation policy / Stephen Rozee, Christian Kaunert and Sarah Leonard -- European Union privacy and data protection policy / George Christou -- The common foreign and security policy / Sara Kahn-Nisser -- Trade policy / Holly Jarman -- Enlargement policy / Neill Nugent -- The European neighbourhood policy / Mariam Dekanozishvili -- The cap : common dynamics of policy change in an uncommon policy domain / Gerry Alons and Pieter Zwaan -- European energy policy / Nicole Herwig -- EU policy on the environment / Jale Tosun -- Lobbying and interest group politics in the European Union / Andreas Hofmann -- Agenda setting in the European Union / Petya Alexandrova and Marcello Carammia -- Understanding the EU's policymaking institutions / John McCormick -- Strategic framing and the European Commission / Mark Rhinard -- Implementation and enforcement of EU polices / Gerda Falkner -- If evaluation is the solution, what is the problem? / Claire A. Dunlop and Claudio M. Radaelli -- Resisting in times of crisis : the implementation of European austerity plans in Ireland and Greece / Clement Fontan, Sabine Saurugger and Nikolaos Zahariadis -- Resistance in European Union health care policy / Scott L. Greer -- Evasion as a mechanism of resistance (not only) to European law / Annette Elisabeth Toller -- European level policy dynamics in higher education / Martina Vukasovic -- The infusion of Europe in public policy : the case of higher education / Pauline Ravinet The Routledge Handbook of European Public Policy provides an in-depth and systematic understanding of EU policies. It covers theoretical approaches on the policy process and the various stages of public policy-formulation and decision making; and discusses key questions of contemporary European governance. The handbook introduces major concepts, trends, and methodologies in a variety of comparative settings thereby providing the first systematic effort to include theoretical and substantive analyses of European public policies in a single volume. The handbook is divided into four sections: Concepts and approaches in EU policymaking; Substantive policies of the EU, including economic and social, fiscal and monetary, areas of freedom, security and justice, and external policies; Elements of the policy cycle; Themes ranging from crisis and resistance to controversies in education. This handbook will be an essential reference for students and scholars of the European Union, public policy, social policy and more broadly for European and comparative politics. -- Publisher description __The Routledge Handbook of European Public Policy__ provides an in-depth and systematic understanding of EU policies. It covers theoretical approaches on the policy process and the various stages of public policy formulation and decision making, and discusses key questions of contemporary European governance. The handbook introduces major concepts, trends, and methodologies in a variety of comparative settings thereby providing the first systematic effort to include theoretical and substantive analyses of European public policies in a single volume. * Concepts and approaches in EU policymaking; * Substantive policies of the EU, including economic and social, fiscal and monetary, areas of freedom, security, and justice, and external policies; * Elements of the policy cycle; * Themes ranging from crisis and resistance to controversies in education.