European Union Administration: Legitimacy and Efficiency

Peter Nedergaard, Ph.D. (1990) in Political Science, University of Aarhus, is Associate Professor at the International Center for Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School. He has published extensively on various aspects of European integration in journals like the Journal of Common Market Studies, Public Choice and the Journal of European Integration.

• Chapter 1. IntroductionPart I. Concepts, Theories, and Context of the EU AdministrationChapter 2. The EU’s administration – a political hybrid between a national and an international administration; Chapter 3. Organizational Theories and the EU administration;Chapter 4. The EU Administration in ContextPart II. Administration and Institutions of the European UnionChapter 5: Staffing the EU institutions; Chapter 6: The Commission – Organizational Structure, Processes and Culture; Chapter 7: The Council of Ministers – Organizational Structure, Processes and Culture; Chapter 8: Perspectives – Efficiency and legitimacy of the EU administration