The Real World of EU Accountability

Mark Bovens is Professor of public administration and research director at the Utrecht University School of Governance and Adjunct Professor at the Australian National University. His research interests include public accountability, success and failure of public governance, democracy and citizenship, and political trust. Deirdre Curtin is Professor of European law at the Faculty of Law of the University of Amsterdam and Director of the Amsterdam Centre of European Law and Governance (ACELG). She is also Professor of international and European governance at the Utrecht School of Governance. Her research interests include public accountability of EU (executive) actors, open government of the EU, as well as the constitutional and institutional evolution of the EU more generally.Paul 't Hart is Professor of political science at the Australian National University and Professor of public administration at Utrecht University. His research interests include public leadership, crisis management, policy analysis, European governance, and public accountability.

• Acknowledgments ; List of Contributors ; List of Abbreviations ; List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables ; 1. The EU's Accountability Deficit: Reality or Myth? ; 2. The Quest for Legitimacy and Accountability in European Union Governance ; 3. Studying the Real World of EU Accountability: Framework and Design ; 4. The European Commission's Accountability Paradox ; 5. European Agencies: Pockets of Accountability ; 6. The European Council's Evolving Political Accountability ; 7. Accountable Comitology? ; 8. The Real World of EU Accountability: Comparisons and Conclusions ; Bibliography

The Real World of EU Accountability is a fine book...which will be essential reading for those trying to keep abreast of the ever-changing dynamics of decision-making in the EU.