Didier Georgakakis Libri

Focusing on the construction and deconstruction of the European civil service, this book presents a series of case studies that challenge typical portrayals of 'Eurocrats.' It highlights a hidden crisis of social reproduction within the civil service, exacerbated by management reforms, institutional changes, and the euro crisis. The analysis reveals internal tensions and power dynamics, ultimately questioning the EU's ability to reconcile diverse national and economic interests and to realize a cohesive European future.

The term of governance and the way it has been used by European institutions have elicited much interest in the academic world. However, the notion and its uses have often been studied only in terms of intellectual development or network analysis. Such researches leave us in the dark on a key question. What meaning does this concept actually hold to the actors involved? To what degree do they have a shared definition of the term? Does “European governance” work as a self-fulfilling prophecy, structuring the space of the EU and the practices of its actors?