The time-dependent effect of conflict on delays in the transposition of EU directives

This article analyses the effect of conflict in the Council of the European Union (EU) on delays in the transposition of EU directives. Based on enforcement and management theories, we predict that conflict in the Council speeds up the transposition process. In addition, we control for the instigation of infringement procedures by the Commission and expect a weaker effect of conflict in cases where the Commission disagrees with a directive and if directives grant more discretion to member states. These hypotheses are tested using two indicators of conflict: heterogeneity and polarization. Cox regression analysis is applied with timedependent effects and with a shared frailty to control for the multilevel structure of the data. The analyses show that, over time, conflict has an increasing negative effect on delays

Spillovers and conflict in wage bargaining:Experimental evidence

We investigate how information spillovers from other negotiations affect conflict in bargaining. Two theoretical mechanisms are studied: (1) social comparisons, which are hypothesized to increase conflict due to self-serving biases, and (2) rational learning, which is hypothesized to decrease conflict by reducing information asymmetries. Our experimental design allows for an interactive bargaining process and offers full control over the information available to negotiators. Consistent with studies of one-shot games, we find that spillovers resulting from social comparisons increase conflict; however, the bargaining process mitigates this effect. In bargaining situations in which spillovers also allow for rational learning, the conflict -increasing effects of spillovers are prevented. (C) 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.</p

Betrokkenheid van externe experts in crisissituaties

The central research problem is: What are the lessons we can learn from: (1) the scientific literature on crisis decision-making, and the role/involvement of experts in crisis management and communication in particular; and (2) a national and international research-synthesis of experiences with the involvement of external experts?Het doel van dit onderzoek is het verkrijgen van inzicht in de mate en wijze van betrokkenheid van externe experts in crisissituaties, alsmede wat de (on)bedoelde gevolgen van deze betrokkenheid zijn. De centrale probleemstelling luidt: Welke lessen volgen uit: (1) de wetenschappelijke literatuur over het betrekken van externe experts (meer specifiek uit bedrijfsleven en wetenschap) bij crisisbesluitvorming en -communicatie en (2) een nationale en internationale researchsynthese van ervaringen op dit gebied? INHOUD: 1. Inleiding 2. Literatuurstudie 3. Schets van de bestuurlijke context 4. Synthese van evaluatierapporten 5. Verdiepende analyse 6. De rollen van externe experts: opzet voor een Q-methodologie 7. Conclusie

Public Professionals’ Engagement in Coproduction: The Impact of the Work Environment on Elderly Care Managers’ Perceptions on Collaboration With Client Councils

The politics and administration of institutional chang