The politics of information : the case of the European Union

Blom, Tannelie, (editor.). Vanhoonacker, Sophie, 1962- (editor.).

Summary: Starting from the basic assumption that institutionalized processes of information transfers are never entirely neutral but advantage certain types of information over others, this powerful collection presents the results of a research agenda that, through empirical investigation, systematically examines how information plays a key role in policy-making. As a very dynamic environment characterized by many different modes of information gathering and processing, the European Union forms a particularly interesting venue in which to test the 'politics of information' approach. With a mandate to go beyond the general assertion that informational asymmetry matters, the study has selected a number of pivotal EU actors and policy areas, studying them through 'information lenses'. More concretely the different contributions present a better understanding of the politics of information by examining the formal rules of information access, distribution and processing and by studying how these rules are applied in the day-to-day policy process.

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ISBN: 9781137325402
ISBN: 1137325402
ISBN: 9781137325419
ISBN: 1137325410
Physical Description: 1 online resource
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Publisher: [Basingstoke] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

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General Note:	CatMonthString.july.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	1. The Politics of Information: A New Research Agenda; Tannelie Blom and Sophie Vanhoonacker -- -- PART I: CONCEPTUAL AND HISTROICAL REFLECTIONS -- 2. The Politics of Information: An Organization Theoretical Perspective; Tannelie Blom -- 3 Information Processes and International Organisations (1910-1940); Michael Geary and Nico Randeraad -- 4 The Politics of Peer Reviewing: Comparing the OECD and the EU; Thomas Conzelmann -- -- PART II: INSTITUTIONS -- -- 5. COREPER: Linking Capitals and Brussels; Jeffrey Lewis -- 6. Who Selects What and How? How the European Parliament Obtains and Processes Information for Policy-Making; Mathias Dobbels and Christine Neuhold -- 7. The Politics of Information in the EU: The Case of European Agencies; Tannelie Blom, Loes van Suijlekom, Esther Versluis and Martin Wirtz -- -- PART III: INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE -- -- 8. The European Commission's Relations with Interest Organisations: Master of the Information Universe?; Justin Greenwood -- 9. The European Commission's Expert Groups as an Information System ; Ase Gornitzka and Ulf Sverdrup -- 10. Informational Asymmetries in the EU: Fault Lines Running Through the Comitology System; Thomas Christiansen -- 11. Information, Expertise and the Common Agricultural Policy: The Role and Influence of European Farm Organizations in Historical Perspective; Carine Germond -- -- PART IV: INFORMING THE PUBLIC -- -- 12. The Commission, the Politics of Information and the European Public Sphere ; Patrick Bijsmans -- 13. The European Parliament 'On Air'; Michael Shackleton -- PART V: INFORMATION IN THE FIELD OF FOREIGN POLICY AND SECURITY -- 14. EU Foreign Policy and the Politics of Information; Federica Bicchi -- 15. Information in EU Security and Defence; Hylke Dijkstra -- 16. Intelligence and EU External Relations: Operational to Constitutive Politics ; Simon Duke -- 17. The Politics of Information in EU Internal Security: Information Sharing by European Agencies; Madalina Busuioc and Deirdre Curtin -- 18. Conclusion; Tannelie Blom and Sophie Vanhoonacker.
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