The normalization of the European Commission: politics and bureaucracy in the EU executive

""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Introduction: Politics and Bureaucracy in an Evolving Executive""; ""1. Normalized Executive Politics""; ""2. The Reinvention of the European Commission""; ""3. From Technocrats to Politicians: The Commissioners""; ""4. From National Agents to EU Advisers: The Chefs of Cabinet""; ""5. From Mandarins to Managers: The Senior Civil Service""; ""6. An Emerging Political�Administrative Dichotomy""; ""7. Executive Relationships in a �Normalized� EU Commission""; ""8. The Normalization of the EU Commission""; ""Epilogue: Quo Vadis?""