The 'Community Method'

PART I: INTRODUCTION The Community Method at Sixty; R.Dehousse Is the Community Method Still Viable?; G.Majone PART II: THE COMMUNITY METHOD AT WORK Law-Making in the Shadow of Judicial Politics; S.K.Schmidt The European Parliament and the Community Method; O.Costa Conflict Resolution in the Council by Linkage of Commission Proposals; T.König  & D.Junge PART III: ALTERNATIVES TO THE COMMUNITY METHOD The Political and Security Committee: a Case Study in 'Supranational Intergovernmentalism'; J.Howorth Deviations from and Alternatives to the Community Method in Justice and Home Affairs; J.Monar Is the Open Method of Coordination an Alternative to the Community Method? PART IV: REVISITING THE DEBATE ON NEW MODES OF GOVERNANCE In the Shadow of Hierarchy: The Community Method as an Instrument of Government; L.Cram Social Europe: Why Hard Law remains Important; P.Pochet The 'Governance Turn' Revisited; L.Boussaguet, R.Dehousse & S.Jacquot Conclusion: Obstinate or Obsolete?; R.Dehousse