The 'Community Method' Obstinate or Obsolete [Hardcover]

Sixty years after its invention, the operational system of the European Union remains little-understood. The 'Community Method' provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of the functioning and achievements of the EU.PART I: INTRODUCTION The Community Method at Sixty; R.Dehousse Is the Community Method Still Viable?; G.Majone PART II: THE COMMUNITY METHOD AT WORK Law-Making in the Shadow of Judicial Politics; S.K.Schmidt The European Parliament and the Community Method; O.Costa Conflict Resolution in the Council by Linkage of Commission Proposals; T.K?nig? & D.Junge PART III: ALTERNATIVES TO THE COMMUNITY METHOD The Political and Security Committee: a Case Study in 'Supranational Intergovernmentalism'; J.Howorth Deviations from and Alternatives to the Community Method in Justice and Home Affairs; J.Monar Is the Open Method of Coordination an Alternative to the Community Method? PART IV: REVISITING THE DEBATE ON NEW MODES OF GOVERNANCE In the Shadow of Hierarchy: The Community Method as an Instrument of Government; L.Cram Social Europe: Why Hard Law remains Important; P.Pochet The 'Governance Turn' Revisited; L.Boussaguet, R.Dehousse & S.Jacquot Conclusion: Obstinate or Obsolete?; R.Dehousse

'A superb analysis of the workings of the EU by the most renowned experts in the field; strongly recommended for research and teaching.' - Beate Kohler-Koch, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, University of Mannheim, Germany

'The Community method has been arguably the single most important substantive European achievement. A timely book revisiting a critical concept for the understanding of the past and possibly for moving ahead in the future.' - Joseph H.H. Weiler, Joseph Straus Professor of Law and European Union and Jean Monnet Chair at NYU School of Law, USA

'The robustness of the European Union in testing times of course cannot be taken for granted. Yet this volume of thoughtful essays by leading scholars offers stl#å