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The British Presidency of 1998 : New Labour, New Tone?

Manners, Ian LU orcid (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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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
  • scopus:77954056293
ISBN
0-203-40096-8
978-0415309905
DOI
10.4324/9780203400968
language
English
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2023-01-09 13:28:07
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  author       = {{Manners, Ian}},
  booktitle    = {{European Union Council Presidencies : A Comparative Analysis}},
  editor       = {{Elgström, Ole}},
  isbn         = {{0-203-40096-8}},
  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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