Programme
Thursday 14 June
First session: 09.00hr – 12.30hr
Chair: Morten Egeberg (University of Oslo)
Papers:
Anchrit Wille (Leiden University): ‘The art of shadow management: what role for heads of cabinet in the EU Commission?
Discussant: Jozef Batora (Comenius University, Bratislava)
Nina M. Vestlund (University of Oslo): ‘Changing policy focus through organizational reform? The case of the pharmaceutical unit in the European Commission’
Discussant: Martijn Groenleer (Delft University)
Christoph Knill and Stephan Grohs (Universität Konstanz): ‘Creating independent European civil servants. The European Commission in a comparative perspective’
Discussant: Deirdre Curtin (University of Amsterdam)
Lunch: 12.30hr – 13.30hr
Second session: 13.30hr – 17.00hr
Chair: Jarle Trondal (University of Agder and University of Oslo)
Papers:
Miriam Hartlapp, Julia Metz and Christian Rauh (Social Science Research Centre, Berlin (WZB)) : ‘Position formation in the European Commission : concept, outcomes and a threefold typology’
Discussant: Christoph Knill (Universität Konstanz)
Jozef Batora (Comenius University, Bratislava) ‘EEAS as an interstitial organization’
Discussant: Kutsal Yesilkagit (Utrecht University)
Deirdre Curtin (University of Amsterdam): ‘Accountability of secrecy decisions in the European Union: Inside-Out?’
Discussant: Johan P. Olsen (University of Oslo)
Dinner: 20.00hr at Brasserie Hansken, Christiania Torv
Friday 15 June
Third session: 09.00hr – 12.30hr
Chair: Johan P. Olsen (University of Oslo)
Papers:
Meng-Hsuan Chou (University of Oslo): The European Commission and the implementation of the human resource policy for researchers’
Discussant: Julia Metz (Social Science Research Centre, Berlin (WZB)
Mathias Johannessen (University of Oslo): ‘When global and European regimes meet: the case of a national civil aviation authority’
Discussant: Caelesta Braun (University of Antwerpen)
Martijn Groenleer (Delft University): ‘Multilevel energy governance: the development of regulatory institutions for natural gas transportation systems in Europe’
Discussant: Christer Gulbrandsen (University of Oslo)
Lunch: 12.30hr – 13.30hr
Fourth session: 13.30hr – 15.45hr
Chair: Morten Egeberg (University of Oslo)
Papers:
Caelesta Braun (University of Antwerpen) and Kutsal Yesilkagit (Utrecht University): ‘The evolution of stakeholder involvement in EU regulatory governance: The case of securities regulation in the European Union’
Discussant: Meng-Hsuan Chou (University of Oslo)
Morten Egeberg, Åse Gornitzka (University of Oslo) and Jarle Trondal (University of Agder and University of Oslo): ‘Towards a less technocratic executive? Observations on the everyday interaction between the European Parliament and Commission’
Discussant: Anchrit Wille (Leiden University)