Part 1: Introduction. The phenomenon of European Union agencies: setting the scene Madalina Busuioc, Martijn Groenleer and Jarle Trondal.
Part 2: The emergence and institutionalisation of EU agencies. Building executive power at the European level: on the role of European Union agencies / Morten Egeberg, Maria Martens and Jarle Trondal ; Executive power in the making: the establishment of the European Chemicals Agency / Maria Martens ; Changing the EU's institutional landscape? The added value of an agency / Adriaan Schout ; Hybrid agencification in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and its inherent tensions: the case of Frontex / Jorrit Rijpma.
Part 3: Everyday decision-making in EU agencies: networks, management, accountability and implementation. Deliberative regulation through European Union agencies and other network structures? / Thomas Gehring ; Wielders of supranational power: the administrative behavior of the heads of European Union agencies / Madalina Busuioc and Martijn Groenleer ; The parliamentary accountability of European Union and national agencies / Tobias Bach and Julia Fleischer ; Catalysts of compliance? The role of European Union agencies in the implementation of EU legislation in Poland and Bulgaria / Ester Versluis.
Part 4: Epilogue. European Union agencies: tripping the balance? / Deirdre Curtin and Renaud Dehousse.
The agency phenomenon in the European Union : emergence, institutionalisation and everyday decision-making. ISBN 9780719085543. Published by Manchester University Press in 2015. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.