The legacy of Oxenstierna – reflections on Swedish Government administration and the EU (2012:2op)

The Swedish model of Government administration – with independent authorities and a comparatively small Government Office – differs from the model common in most other EU member states. Whether the Swedish model is appropriate in the context of the EU has therefore been a topic of discussion since Sweden became a member of the European Union. One central issue in that discussion being how the Government can assume responsibility for what the authorities does.

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A Constitution for Europe? Reflections

In this collected volume five authors have been asked to give their views on the Constitutional Treaty and the aspects of it that they find most interesting. The result is a collection of studies on balance of powers and democracy in the EU.

The report was presented at the seminar A Constitution for Europe? Reflections and is a part of the research project A Constitution for Europe?