The Composition of the College of Commissioners
The Composition of the College of Commissioners
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委员团的组成
DOI：
10.1177/1465116507076430
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
2.3
通讯作者：
Holger Döring
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作者：
Holger Döring
最近的理论研究对欧盟委员会是偏好异常值的观点提出了质疑。本文通过讨论欧洲委员学院的组成和重点关注任命过程来解决这个问题。该分析基于一个数据集，其中包含了自1958年以来所有委员的履历信息。分析强调了委员所属政党和他们以前的政治立场的重要性。多元回归分析表明，较小的成员国比较大的成员国倾向于派遣更多的高级政治家到专员学院。然而，作为任命标准，党派关系并没有变得更加重要。随着时间的推移，改变的不是党派关系，而是委员们在被任命为学院成员之前所担任职位的水平。
Recent theoretical studies question the view that the European Commission is a preference outlier. This paper addresses this question by discussing the composition of the European College of Commissioners and by focusing on the appointment process. The analysis is based on a data set that contains biographical information for all Commissioners since 1958. The analysis highlights the importance of Commissioners' party affiliation and their previous political positions. Multivariate regression analysis shows that smaller member states have tended to send more high-ranking politicians to the College of Commissioners than have larger member states. However, party affiliation has not become more important as an appointment criterion. What has changed with time has been not the party link but the calibre of positions held by Commissioners before they are appointed to the College.