The Rationales behind the European External Action Service: The Principal-Agent Model and Power Delegation

Through application of the principal-agent model, this article investigates the rationales behind the establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS). The study argues that although the EEAS was designed to become the heart of the EU external actions, it has not been given a role of ens...

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Main Author: Hrant Kostanyan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UACES 2014-05-01
Series:Journal of Contemporary European Research
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Online Access:http://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/560/466