The development of larger technical systems relies on the coordination of autonomous action of a multitude of individuals and organizations. Institutional settings, often neglected in the analysis of technical development, help to achieve such coordination. Our analysis of international...

Welche Folgen hat die europäische Integration für die Mitgliedstaaten? In diesem Artikel geht es mir darum zu zeigen, wie die Verflechtung mit der EU die institutionellen Handlungsoptionen nationaler Akteure verändert. Mein Ausgangspunkt ist das deutsche politische System, das aufgrund...

Analyses of European integration processes are still dominated by the dichotomous debate between intergovernmentalism and supranationalism. Sides are often taken in this debate based on very case-specific empirical findings. An analysis of two cases, European telecommunications and electricity...

Abstract What are the consequences of European integration for the member states? In this essay, I would like to show how the integration has changed the institutional options for action open to national actors. I start by looking at the German political system, which tends to bottleneck reform...

Abstract Analyses of European integration processes are still dominated by the dichotomous debate between intergovernmentalism and supranationalism. Sides are often taken in this debate based on very case-specific empirical findings. An analysis of two cases, European telecommunications and...

AbstractThis paper contributes to the ongoing discussion about the scope for autonomous action of supranational organizations in the European Union, focussing on the European Commission. In the literature, the independence of the Commission is frequently questioned, while the relative autonomy...

What is the scope for autonomous action of the European Commission? Its independence is much more contentious than that of the European Court of Justice, which is generally considered quite autonomous. While the literature on the Commission focuses predominantly on its ability to use its...

In the course of completing the Single European Market the liberalization of telecommunications is a key issue. A central question is how public policy and market mechanisms can be combined to achieve a regulatory structure that strikes a balance between public service and advanced business...