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"The European Commission" published on by Oxford University Press.

Cover -- Outline Contents -- Detailed Contents -- List of Illustrative Material -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Purpose and Structure of the Book -- Key Themes -- Main Questions -- Concluding Remarks -- 1 An Overview of the Commission -- Introduction -- The Composition and Structure of the Commission -- The Commission's Multi-Dimensional Nature -- The Functions of the Commission -- Concluding Remarks -- 2 The History of the Commission -- Introduction -- The High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community, 1952-67 -- The Commission of the European Economic Community, 1958-67 -- The Commission of the European Atomic Energy Community, 1958-67 -- The First Decade of the Merged Commission, 1967-77 -- The Jenkins Commission, 1977-81 -- The Thorn Commission, 1981-85 -- The Delors Commissions, 1985-95 -- The Santer Commission, 1995-99 -- The Prodi Commission, 1999-2004 -- The Barroso Commissions, 2004-14 -- The Juncker Commission 2014- -- Concluding Remarks -- 3 The President -- Introduction -- Appointment -- Powers and Influence -- Different Roles of the President -- Concluding Remarks -- 4 The College -- Introduction -- The Size of the College -- Appointment -- Leaving Office -- Composition -- Collegiality -- The College in Operation -- Commissioners' Portfolios -- Commissioners and their Member States -- Concluding Remarks -- 5 Commissioners' Cabinets -- Introduction -- Size -- Appointment -- Composition -- Movement Between Cabinets and the Services -- Organization -- Functions and Functioning -- Concluding Remarks -- 6 The Services -- Introduction -- The Directorates-General -- The Secretariat-General -- Other Services -- Conflicts Between the Services -- Inter-Service Coordination -- Concluding Remarks -- 7 Personnel -- Introduction -- The Kinnock Reforms -- Size -- The Gender Balance -- Distribution of Staff.

This book puts the organizational base of EU policy-making centre stage. It asks three crucial questions about recent administrative reform of the European Commission: why was such a comprehensive reform possible; what are its specific implications for the Commission as an organization; what is the likely impact for the policy process?