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Reisinger, Sophie (2021)

The influence of EU agencies and supervisory bodies in shaping the legislative framework on interoperability between EU large-scale IT systems

Master thesis | Public Administration (MSc)

EU agencies and comparable institutional advisory bodies have proliferated and gained increasing prominence within the politics of the European Union in recent decades, leading scholars to assert that these bodies influence the decision-making procedures in the EU through their information provision. This thesis aims to uncover whether and how the EU agencies, Europol, Frontex, eu-LISA and the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA), as well as the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) exerted influence on the policymaking process on establishing a framework for interoperability between the EU’s large-scale information systems. Its theoretical foundation is derived from interest group influence research and empirically it synthesises evidence from qualitative document analysis and elite interviews conducted with officials from Europol, eu-LISA, and the EDPS.

interoperability

European Union

EU agencies

influence

Author

Reisinger, Sophie

Faculty

Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

Specialisation

International and European Governance

Supervisors

Giest, S.N.

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en