Turnover in the Council of the European Union: What It is and Why It Matters

This article analyzes personnel turnover in the Council of the European Union. It draws upon analysis of an original monthly database of ministers in EU Member States from 2004 to 2012. After surveying the literature on the negative effects of high legislative turnover, descriptive statistics are pr...

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Published in:Journal of common market studies 2015-05, Vol.53 (3), p.658-673
Main Authors: Scherpereel, John A., Perez, Lauren K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Council of Europe
Councils
Data Banks
Demonstrations
Europe
European Monetary Union
European Parliament
European Union
Impact analysis
Institutions
Legislation
Legislative Bodies
Member states
Negotiation
Prediction
Statistics
Studies
Turnover
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Summary:This article analyzes personnel turnover in the Council of the European Union. It draws upon analysis of an original monthly database of ministers in EU Member States from 2004 to 2012. After surveying the literature on the negative effects of high legislative turnover, descriptive statistics are presented that demonstrate high levels of turnover in the Council as a whole and high levels of turnover across all nine sectoral Council configurations. A statistical model is then proposed that tests whether variations in levels of Council turnover affect the institution's bargaining success vis‐à‐vis other EU institutions. The finding, consistent with the broader literature's predictions, is that high levels of turnover hurt the Council vis‐à‐vis the European Parliament and the European Commission. The article concludes with general remarks about the implications of turnover for the Council system and for the EU more broadly.
ISSN:0021-9886
1468-5965
DOI:10.1111/jcms.12214