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100	1		_aPeñalver García, Nereo.
245	1	4	_aThe Making of a European President.
250			_a1st ed.
264		1	_aLondon : _bPalgrave Macmillan UK, _c2015.
264		4	_c©2015.
300			_a1 online resource (235 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0		_aCover -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- List of Abbreviations -- Prologue -- 1 The Fragile State of the Union, 2014 -- 1.1 A portrait of the Union after six years of crisis -- 1.2 A union falling apart? The increase in divisions between and within member states -- 1.3 The increasing gap between citizens and politicians -- 2 Take Me to Your President, or What Is the Role of the President of the Commission? -- 2.1 The nature of the beast: Regulatory authority or political executive? -- 2.2 The chosen men and how they got there -- 2.3 A presidency or a primus inter pares? The changing role and style of the Commission presidency -- 2.4 Restructuring an enlarged Commission? -- 2.5 All the President's men (and woman) -- Conclusion -- 3 A Modest Proposal: How the Idea of Lead Candidates Emerged -- 3.1 How the argument plays out -- 3.2 How appointing the Commission President has changed in principle and in practice -- 3.3 How the link with the elections ended up in the Treaty -- 3.4 How the jump was made from a link to the elections to a first presidential election -- 4 The Idea Enters the Political Arena -- 4.1 European political parties, the broadest of churches -- 4.2 The first tentative steps -- 4.3 The Socialist conversion -- 4.4 The parties play catch-up -- 4.5 The Commission gives its blessing -- 5 Hopefuls and Runners: About the Candidates -- 5.1 The parties make their picks -- 6 On the Road -- 6.1 The staggering challenge of a pan-European campaign -- 6.2 Behind the scenes in the campaigns -- 6.3 The candidates on tour -- 6.4 What the candidates said -- 6.5 Some controversy on the campaign trail -- 6.6 The debates -- 6.7 Media and communication: Something is different this time -- 7 Deconstructing the Results -- 8 The Lady Is for Turning, or How the Battle Was Won.
505	8		_a9 An Experience to Be Repeated? What Happened Here and What Happens Next? -- 9.1 What changed? -- 9.2 What can and should change next time? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520			_aThis book tells the inside story of Europe's first presidential campaign, the candidates, how they were chosen, the campaign trail, the TV debates and the tense negotiations which followed. It explains what led to this new way of choosing the Commission president and what it means for the future of the EU.
588			_aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590			_aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aPolitical science.
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aPriestley, Julian.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aPeñalver García, Nereo _tThe Making of a European President _dLondon : Palgrave Macmillan UK,c2015 _z9781137476739
797	2		_aProQuest (Firm)
856	4	0	_uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4001075 _zClick to View
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