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The changing British policy style: from governance to government
Full text linkJeremy Richardson explains how the British policy-making style has been steadily shifting away from governance and towards government. Here he examines some of the main features that characterise this long process, and concludes that Brexit should usher in a return to governance
Book Review: Jeremy Richardson and Sonia Mazey (Eds), European Union: Power and Policy Making
No full text Jeremy Richardson and Sonia Mazey (Eds), European Union: Power and Policy Making. New York: Routledge, 2015, pp. xiv + 492, ₹2,289. ISBN: 978-0-415-71552-2. </jats:p
A coercive policy-making state? How the EU is alienating its citizens
No full textThe remit of EU institutions has expanded inexorably, writes Jeremy Richardson (Oxford/University of Canterbury), all while their policy-making style has shifted from a consensus-based process towards a more coercive, top-down one. At the same time, the EU's focus on interest groups might have also exacerbated the problem of the democratic deficit by distancing the EU from broader public opinion. These realities have contributed to both Brexit and the broader ‘populist revolt’ across Member States
Policy Styles in the EU:From Promiscuous Consensus Building to Dirigiste Imposition?
Full text linkWhile the EU is often perceived as an organisation which functions on the consensus of its Member States, the Greek situation has shown that it can also instruct a Member State more directly, writes Jeremy Richardson. He argues that this trend towards greater policy imposition by the EU will only increase going forward, with implications both for the EU countries in the Eurozone and those outside it
Interest Groups and EU Governance:Shooting Where the Ducks Are
Full text linkInterest groups follow power to its source and, with the progressive transfer of policy-making from national to European level, the network of interest groups in Brussels has intensified over time, writes Jeremy Richardson. He argues that their lobbying has eroded the ability of national governments to set policy agendas and that many interest groups, now embedded in EU policy-making, have a vested interest in seeing European integration continue apace
Interest Groups and EU Governance:Shooting Where the Ducks Are
Full text linkInterest groups follow power to its source and, with the progressive transfer of policy-making from national to European level, the network of interest groups in Brussels has intensified over time, writes Jeremy Richardson. He argues that their lobbying has eroded the ability of national governments to set policy agendas and that many interest groups, now embedded in EU policy-making, have a vested interest in seeing European integration continue apace
Policy Styles in the EU:From Promiscuous Consensus Building to Dirigiste Imposition?
Full text linkWhile the EU is often perceived as an organisation which functions on the consensus of its Member States, the Greek situation has shown that it can also instruct a Member State more directly, writes Jeremy Richardson. He argues that this trend towards greater policy imposition by the EU will only increase going forward, with implications both for the EU countries in the Eurozone and those outside it
Brexit simply an omnishambles or a major policy fiasco?
Full text linkThe UK’s referendum on EU membership in 2016 set off a chain of political events that can best be described as an ‘omnishambles’. But how did the country end up at this point, and what explains the approach pursued to implement Brexit following the result? Jeremy Richardson and Berthold Rittberger present their own overview of the Brexit saga, distinguishing between the idiosyncratic processes and the more general trends that led to the referendum and its aftermath
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