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How, and under which conditions, can consultative committees exert influence if they have access to legislators (voice) but no formal veto power (vote)? In drawing on the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee of the European Union, this book shows that consultative committees face several challenges when it comes to influencing the content of policies, but are nevertheless sometimes successful in getting their opinions heard. It develops a sender-receiver model and puts it to a comprehensive empirical test. A quantitative analysis and three in-depth case studies on the European citizens' initiative, the European grouping of territorial cooperation and the Liberalisation of Community Postal Services show how capacities, incentives and preferences of consultative committees and legislative decision-makers need to be configured to allow for the influence of the CoR and the EESC.
Contents
Contents
List of Figures and Tables vii
Abbreviations and Acronyms xi
Preface xiii
Chapter One - Introduction 1
Chapter Two - Consultative Committees in the EU 15
Chapter Three - Three Empirical Puzzles: The Influence of
Consultative Committees 27
Chapter Four - A Sender-Receiver Model: Exchanging
Information and Legitimacy for Influence 43
Chapter Five - Quantitative Analysis 63
Chapter Six - Three Case Studies 89
Chapter Seven - Conclusions 161
Appendices 179
Bibliography 211
Index 227
