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European Agencies - Law and Practices of Accountability (Hardcover)
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European Agencies - Law and Practices of Accountability (Hardcover)
Series: Oxford Studies in European Law
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European agencies have been created at a rapid pace in recent years
in a multitude of highly pertinent and sensitive fields ranging
from pharmaceuticals and aviation safety to chemicals or financial
supervision. This agency phenomenon shows no signs of relenting,
and the trend in recent years is towards the delegation of
ever-broader powers. These bodies, meant to operate at arm's length
from political control, have real power and their opinions and
decisions can have a direct impact on individuals, regulators, and
member states. Given the powers wielded by the agencies, who is
responsible for holding these non-majoritarian actors to account?
Is the growing concern surrounding agency accountability 'much ado
about nothing' or are we faced with the threat of a powerful and
unaccountable bureaucracy? These are precisely the questions that
this book seeks to answer. It thus addresses one of the most
relevant topics in current European governance: the accountability
of European agencies. Scholars have increasingly called attention
to the risk of placing too much power in the hands of such
agencies, which operate at arm's length from traditional controls
and cannot easily be held accountable for their actions. Although
this is a major issue of concern, systematic empirical research
into the topic is lacking. This book addresses empirically whether,
and if so on what counts, agency accountability is problematic. It
examines how the accountability system of European agencies
operates at both the de jure as well as the de facto level, through
an examination of legal provisions, relevant case law as well as
policy documents and extensive interview material. Reflecting on
these findings, the book also offers important theoretical insights
for our understanding and study of accountability in a complex
regulatory regime such as the EU context. The book follows a
multi-disciplinary approach and is at the cutting edge of law and
public administration.
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