In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups
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 sha...
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b4b1472fcc8f49fdaff3c947df24ac832022-12-22T01:55:41ZengUACESJournal of Contemporary European Research1815-347X2016-12-01124737In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working GroupsPetr Kaniok0Masaryk UniversityThere 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.https://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/737EU Council, Working Group, Presidency, EU Member States |
| spellingShingle | Petr Kaniok In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups Journal of Contemporary European Research EU Council, Working Group, Presidency, EU Member States |
| title | In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups |
| title_full | In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups |
| title_fullStr | In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups |
| title_full_unstemmed | In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups |
| title_short | In the Shadow of Consensus: Communication within Council Working Groups |
| title_sort | in the shadow of consensus communication within council working groups |
| topic | EU Council, Working Group, Presidency, EU Member States |
| url | https://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/737 |
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