The Political Role of the European Commission in Regulating State Aid Policy: In Search of Legitimacy...

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Elena Escalante-Block (University of Oslo, Norway)

The Political Role of the European Commission in Regulating State Aid Policy

In Search of Legitimacy

Elena Escalante-Block (University of Oslo, Norway)

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Routledge
27 June 2025

Regional studies; Public administration; EU & European institutions; International trade; Political economy

Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies

This book delves into questions of whether the European Commission is effectively regulating large corporations in Europe, and the public perceptions of the legitimacy of its decisions, by examining state aid cases, and when and how actors choose to politicise or depoliticise them.

The book analyses how these corporations get away with certain anti-competitive behaviours and whether the European Commission is achieving something positive with their state aid cases in this regard. It also asks whether the role of the European Commission in regulating anti-competitive behaviour is perceived as legitimate by different political actors in the media. By uncovering how politicisation and depoliticisation can both positively and negatively shape the EU’s legitimacy, this book brings clarity to debates about the evolving role of the European Commission in an era of increased political contestation.

This book is of key interest to scholars and students of European Union politics/policy, European politics, comparative politics, public policy, political communication, global business law and regulation, sociology, public policy, and law, and International Political Economy.

By: Elena Escalante-Block (University of Oslo Norway)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781032668390
ISBN 10: 1032668393
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 27 June 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

1. The Politics of EU State Aid Policy: Implications for the EU’s legitimacy 2. Towards a MLG Theoretical Framework of Politicisation and Depoliticisation 3. Navigating Unlawful State Aid in the EU 4. Study on the News Coverage of Unlawful State Aid Cases 5. Analysing the Politicisation of the Apple and Ilva Cases 6. Discursive Depoliticisation Strategies in the Apple and Ilva Cases 7. The Aftermath 8. Final Discussion and Conclusion

Elena Escalante-Block is Postdoctoral Researcher and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at ARENA Centre for European Studies, University of Oslo, Norway.