The field of policy studies has always been interested in analyzing and improving the sets of
policy tools adopted by governments to correct policy problems, and better understanding …

This article examines public policy in the European Union (EU) by drawing upon the
framework of policy transfer, which has been recently refined by comparativists, and the …

The European Commission is at the center of the European Union's political system. Within
its five-year terms each Commission proposes up to 2000 binding legal acts and therefore …

The role of expertise in European public policy has become the object of a passionate
debate. On the one hand, it has been argued that knowledge, in various guises, can foster …

The concentration of private power over media has been the subject of intense public
debate around the world. Critics have long feared waves of mergers creating a handful of …

One of the most common and strongest criticisms of the EU is that power is held by a select
few who are unaccountable technocrats sitting in Brussels who without consultation …

This paper develops a typology of strategies used by political actors to place issues on the
Europena Union (EU) agenda. In doing so, it builds on a theoretically derived twofold …

The commercialisation of sport in Europe raises important questions concerning the most
appropriate method of regulating sporting activity. The development of the European Union …

Policy framing research addresses the role of political issue definitions in the policy-making
process. This research article first offers an introduction to this field and argues that the …

The European Union is a leading actor in international development, providing more than
half of the world's foreign aid, but also a unique case, combining the characteristics of a …