Description
The manner in which time is institutionalized is critical to how a political system works. Terms, time budgets and time horizons of collective and individual political actors; rights over timing, sequencing and speed in decision-making; and the temporal properties of policy matter to the distribution of power; efficiency and effectiveness of policy-making; and democratic legitimacy. This book makes a case for the systematic study of political time in the European Union (EU) - both as an independent and a dependent variable - and highlights the analytical value-added of a time-centred analysis. The book discusses previous scholarship on the institutionalization of political time and its consequences along the dimensions of polity, politics and policy; reviews dominant perspectives on political time, which centre on power, system performance and legitimacy; and presents case studies that illustrate the importance of time in the governance of the EU.
This book was original published as a special issue of Journal of European Public Policy.
About the Author
Klaus H. Goetz holds the Chair in German and European Politics and Government at the University of Potsdam, Germany. Jan-Hinrik Meyer-Sahling is a Lecturer in European Politics at the University of Nottingham, UK.
Book Information
ISBN 9780415696333
Author Klaus Goetz
Format Hardback
Page Count 172
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 490g
