Detailed Information on Publication Record
2016
In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups
KANIOK, PetrBasic information
Original name
In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups
Authors
KANIOK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Journal of Contemporary European Research, Cambridge, UACES, 2016, 1815-347X
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
Political sciences
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/16:00088419
Organization
Fakulta sociálních studií – Repository – Repository
UT WoS
000391053900010
Keywords in English
EU Council - Working Group - Presidency - EU Member States
Links
GA13-24657S, research and development project.
Změněno: 3/9/2020 13:45, RNDr. Daniel Jakubík
Abstract
V originále
There are two competing perceptions of the EU Council and its working groups. The first of them argues that the Council works as a battleground for expressing the interests of Member States and other participating actors. A competing view emphasizes the effects of socialization and informal norm shaping behaviour of the actors involved. It thus considers the Council as a forum where consensus prevails. This article analyses how different actors acting in the Council working groups communicate in a formal way. Based upon analysis of non-participatory observation of interventions, it finds that working groups tend to be arenas for real bargaining where the actors enforce their interests. It also finds that even the Council Presidency focuses on interests’ promotion and that socialization – which can be found at the COREPER level – does not take place in the working groups.