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ABSTRACT The European Union (EU) has adopted the precautionary principle (PP) as a
legal principle for dealing with uncertain risks; that is situations in which the relationship …

Given the high levels of uncertainty and complexity of issues considered at the EU level,
knowledge from sound and reliable sources of expertise is of a particular importance. To …

Independent experts are employed in international organizations to carry out a variety of
functions, including conducting independent evaluations of state performance in a given …

There is a large literature on Member State influence in the European Union, typically
focusing on a combination of preferences of the Member States and their strategies with an …

This paper answers the following question: Do the uncertainty and salience of issues
determine whether the European Commission will use an expert group to assist with policy …

National officials working in international bureaucracies regularly invoke the fear that
member states strategically use such officials for influencing decision making and agenda …

Die Gründung des Europäischen Forschungsrates (ERC) im Jahre 2007 gilt als der
politische Big Bang in der Forschungs-und Technologieförderung der Europäischen Union …

Complex political decisions increasingly require scientific knowledge and expertise. But the
exchange between actors from the political and the scientific systems is confronted by …

Global governance systems, including international organizations (IOs), turn to academic
experts to achieve a variety of policy‐related outcomes. Existing scholarship offers valuable …