The British Presidency of 1998 : New Labour, New Tone?
Manners, Ian LU
(2003)
p.87-103
- Abstract
- In this chapter I will offer some critical reflections on the British Presidency of the EU in a way which promotes comparison with other Presidencies in the period 1997 to 2002. In particular I will try to develop ways of thinking about the evaluation and comparison of Presidencies which takes into account both formal and informal factors. In order to achieve this I will use the framework adopted in this book to examine four functions of the Presidency: administration, agenda-shaping, mediation and representation. In addition, I will argue that the means by which we attempt to evaluate and compare Presidencies is the determining factor in our assessments – efficiency, ambition, expectation and impression are all important in our reading of... (More)
- In this chapter I will offer some critical reflections on the British Presidency of the EU in a way which promotes comparison with other Presidencies in the period 1997 to 2002. In particular I will try to develop ways of thinking about the evaluation and comparison of Presidencies which takes into account both formal and informal factors. In order to achieve this I will use the framework adopted in this book to examine four functions of the Presidency: administration, agenda-shaping, mediation and representation. In addition, I will argue that the means by which we attempt to evaluate and compare Presidencies is the determining factor in our assessments – efficiency, ambition, expectation and impression are all important in our reading of Presidencies. (Less)
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- Manners, Ian
LU
- publishing date
- 2003
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- European Union, Presidency, United Kingdom, British, 1998, New Labour
- host publication
- European Union Council Presidencies : A Comparative Analysis - A Comparative Analysis
- editor
- Elgström, Ole
- pages
- 16 pages
- publisher
- Routledge
- external identifiers
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- scopus:77954056293
- ISBN
- 0-203-40096-8
- 978-0415309905
- DOI
- 10.4324/9780203400968
- language
- English
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abstract = {{In this chapter I will offer some critical reflections on the British Presidency of the EU in a way which promotes comparison with other Presidencies in the period 1997 to 2002. In particular I will try to develop ways of thinking about the evaluation and comparison of Presidencies which takes into account both formal and informal factors. In order to achieve this I will use the framework adopted in this book to examine four functions of the Presidency: administration, agenda-shaping, mediation and representation. In addition, I will argue that the means by which we attempt to evaluate and compare Presidencies is the determining factor in our assessments – efficiency, ambition, expectation and impression are all important in our reading of Presidencies.}},
author = {{Manners, Ian}},
booktitle = {{European Union Council Presidencies : A Comparative Analysis}},
editor = {{Elgström, Ole}},
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keywords = {{European Union; Presidency; United Kingdom; British; 1998; New Labour}},
language = {{eng}},
pages = {{87--103}},
publisher = {{Routledge}},
title = {{The British Presidency of 1998 : New Labour, New Tone?}},
url = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203400968}},
doi = {{10.4324/9780203400968}},
year = {{2003}},
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