The Principal Agent Model and the European Union
In: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics
"Foreword" -- "About the Editors" -- "Contents" -- "List of Figures" -- "List of Tables" -- "Introduction. Use and Limitations of the Principal–Agent Model in Studying the European Union " -- "1 Introduction" -- "2 The Principal–Agent Model in the EU Studies" -- "2.1 A Short Introduction to the Principal–Agent Model" -- "2.2 Origins and Evolution of the Model in EU Studies" -- "2.3 The Principal–Agent Model as Heuristic Tool and the Question of Assumptions" -- "3 The Contemporary Relevance of the Principal–Agent Model" -- "3.1 Identifying the Challenge: EU Politics as a Web of Non-exclusively Hierarchical Relations with Multiple Actors" -- "3.2 Coping with the Challenge: Three Uses for the Principal–Agent Model" -- "3.2.1 Mapping Principal–Agent Relations" -- "3.2.2 Studying the Politics of Delegation" -- "3.2.3 Studying the Politics of Discretion" -- "4 Aim, Approach and Structure of the Book" -- "References" -- "The Principal–Agent Model, Accountability and Democratic Legitimacy " -- "1 Introduction" -- "2 The Normative Underpinnings of the Principal–Agent Model" -- "2.1 Rousseau: Representative Democracy" -- "2.2 Weber: The Independent Bureaucracy" -- "3 Contemporary Relevance of Principal–Agent Research for Normative Debates" -- "3.1 The Logics of Delegation" -- "3.2 The Principal's Payoff for Holding Agents Accountable" -- "3.3 Complex Webs of Principal–Agent Relationships" -- "4 Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Non-exclusive delegation to the European External Action Service " -- "1 Introduction" -- "2 Theoretical Puzzle: Non-exclusive delegation" -- "3 Empirical Analysis: EU Delegations and External Representation" -- "3.1 The Politics of Delegation" -- "3.2 Challenging the Hierarchy" -- "3.3 Hidden Information and Hidden Action" -- "4 Theoretical Argument" -- "5 Conclusion" -- "References