Introduction

The Politics of Agency Governance

Sandra van Thiel, Koen Verhoest, György Hajnal, Külli Sarapuu

 

 

Core Papers

Agencies in Three South Eastern European Countries: Politics, Expertise and Law

Ivan Koprić, Polonca Kovač, Anamarija Musa

 

The Fall of the French Drug Agency after the Mediator Scandal: A Network Perspective on Agency Capture

François Lafarge, Sjors Overman

 

Does Centralization Serve Efficiency ? De-Agencification in Hungary

Márton Gellén

 

Party Patronage and State Politicisation in The Post-Communist Countries of Central and Eastern Europe: A Game Theory Approach

Vitalis Nakrošis, Liutauras Gudžinskas

 

He Who Appoints the Piper: Understanding Reasons and Implications of Agency Management "Politicisation” in Slovakia

Miroslav Beblavy, Emilia Sicakova-Beblava, Darina Ondrusova

 

 

Session Summaries

 

The Influence of Agencies on Policy-Making

Tobias Bach, Koen Verhoest

 

Political Interference in the Functioning of Agencies

Külli Sarapuu

 

Civil Service in CEE Countries: Where Institutions do not Work? A Subjective Account on and Interpretation of Session 4 of TED5

Gyorgy Gajduschek