effective European intervention in the domain is limited, especially for 'soft' modes of governance such as the Open Method of … OMC makes certain ideas 'take hold and grow', so that they matter (more) in the policy soup. The core mechanisms through …

Europeanization, supranational intergovernmentalism, multilevel governance, administrative fusion or Brusselisation, the … analyzed through social network analysis. We find that the governance of ESDP is characterized by a weak form of …

This paper discusses the concept of Europeanization in the light of recent research on the impact of the European Union … stretching, discuss extension and intension of Europeanization, and propose a taxonomy to unpack the concept and organize … empirical research. The explanation of Europeanization is based on mechanisms and variables that need further exploration, but …

of ideas which are regarded as valid and appropriate by a majority of relevant actors. Hence, consensual political … international negotiations and institutionally mediated ideas, an interdependence that is crucial to understand the build up of …

This article contributes to the debate on technocratic governance in the European Union. It examines the relationship … law. To this end, a typology is developed to distinguish between decisionist, technocratic and reflexive governance … reflexive governance. To some extent, this change can also be observed in the general debate on European governance. In …

policy is frequently controlled by new, less interventionist forms of governance. …

specific domain of Europeanisation; the relationship between Europeanisation, on the one hand, and governance, institutions … international governance in models of domestic politics, and the relationship between agency and change. These three issues are …

energy policy, (2) the specific regional approach of the EU at the Western Balkans and (3) the neo-functionalist ideas of … those European Commission officials that were crucially involved in the process. The guiding ideas of the Commission … represents an innovative new mode of governance in Southeast Europe. …