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@article{23528,
   author = {Kaniok, Petr},
   article_location = {Cambridge},
   article_number = {4},
   keywords = {EU Council - Working Group - Presidency - EU Member States},
   language = {eng},
   issn = {1815-347X},
   journal = {Journal of Contemporary European Research},
   title = {In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups},
   volume = {12},
   year = {2016}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 23528
AU  - Kaniok, Petr
PY  - 2016
TI  - In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups
JF  - Journal of Contemporary European Research
VL  - 12
IS  - 4
SP  - 881-897
EP  - 881-897
PB  - UACES
SN  - 1815-347X
KW  - EU Council - Working Group - Presidency - EU Member States
N2  - 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.
ER  - 

KANIOK, Petr. In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups. \textit{Journal of Contemporary European Research}. Cambridge: UACES, 2016, vol.~12, No~4, p.~881-897. ISSN~1815-347X.