Bureaucratic Politics in the Council of the European Union

Last updated on 30 Jul 2022

Beginning with my PhD dissertation, several of my studies examine the role played by diplomats and other national officials in shaping the process and outcome of decision-making in the Council of the European Union. Collectively, they help to improve our understanding of the internal decision-making process of the Council, which has long been seen as a ‘black box’.

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Frank M. Häge
Frank M. Häge
Political Scientist

Senior Lecturer at the University of Limerick. Interested in Legislative Politics, European Union Politics, and Historical Political Economy.

Publications

The effect of codecision on Council decision-making: Informalization, politicization and power
Little is known about the effects of the inter-institutional linkages created through the establishment of the codecision procedure on …
Frank M. Häge, Daniel Naurin
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The effect of codecision on Council decision-making: Informalization, politicization and power
The effect of codecision on Council decision-making: informalization, politicization and power
Little is known about the effects of the inter-institutional linkages created through the establishment of the codecision procedure on …
Frank M. Häge, Daniel Naurin
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The effect of codecision on Council decision-making: informalization, politicization and power
Bureaucrats as Law-Makers: Committee Decision-Making in the EU Council of Ministers

The Council of Ministers is one of the most powerful institutions of the European Union (EU) and plays a major role in the European …

Frank M. Häge
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Bureaucrats as Law-Makers: Committee Decision-Making in the EU Council of Ministers
Politicising Council decision-making: The effect of European Parliament empowerment
Research on the intra-institutional consequences of differences in the EU’s interinstitutional rule configurations is rare. This study …
Frank M. Häge
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Politicising Council decision-making: The effect of European Parliament empowerment
Who Decides in the Council of the European Union?
This study presents reliable cross-sectoral data on the relative involvement of working parties, senior committees and ministers in …
Frank M. Häge
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Who Decides in the Council of the European Union?
Decision-making in the Council of the European Union: The role of committees
Many legislative decisions of the Council of the European Union are de facto made in preparatory bodies by national officials and …
Frank M. Häge
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Decision-making in the Council of the European Union: The role of committees
Politischer Konflikt im Entscheidungsfindungsprozess des Ministerrats der Europäischen Union: Eine empirische Analyse institutioneller Einflussfaktoren

Der Rat der Europäischen Union wird generell als die einflussreichste Institution im rechtlichen Gefüge der Europäischen Union (EU) …

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Politischer Konflikt im Entscheidungsfindungsprozess des Ministerrats der Europäischen Union: Eine empirische Analyse institutioneller Einflussfaktoren
Committee Decision-making in the Council of the European Union
Committees of national officials play a major role in the decision-making of the European Union’s main legislative body, the …
Frank M. Häge
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Committee Decision-making in the Council of the European Union
The Division of Labour in Legislative Decision-Making of the Council of the European Union
Little systematic empirical research exists about legislative decision-making in the Council of the European Union. This study …
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The Division of Labour in Legislative Decision-Making of the Council of the European Union