Electing the European Commission’s Presidents: The Role of
Candidates’ Personal Qualities and Leadership Styles in
European Parliament Debates

C 2025

Electing the European Commission’s Presidents: The Role of Candidates’ Personal Qualities and Leadership Styles in European Parliament Debates

HAMŘÍK, Lukáš

Základní údaje

Originální název

Electing the European Commission’s Presidents: The Role of Candidates’ Personal Qualities and Leadership Styles in European Parliament Debates

Autoři

HAMŘÍK, Lukáš

Vydání

1. vyd. Cham, The 2024 European Parliament Elections: A Turn to the Right in the Shadow of War, od s. 399-407, 9 s. The Future of Europe, 2025

Nakladatel

Springer Cham

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Obor

50600 5.6 Political science

Stát vydavatele

Švýcarsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Forma vydání

tištěná verze "print"

Odkazy

Open access kapitoly

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Organizační jednotka

Právnická fakulta

ISBN

978-3-031-89454-1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89455-8_36

Klíčová slova anglicky

European Commission; EC President; EC Presidency; European Parliament; Candidates; EP Elections

Štítky

rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 13. 3. 2026 15:07, Mgr. Petra Georgala

Anotace

V originále

The European Union (EU) witnessed the third EP electoral campaign featuring Spitzenkandidaten nominated by the EU political parties. This chapter focuses on the processes leading to the election of the European Commission (EC) President and the EC as a whole over the past three occasions, viewed from the perspective of EU leadership studies. The primary focus is on Member of the European Parliament (MEPs’) expectations regarding the leadership styles and personal qualities of the European Council (EUCO) candidates. Do MEPs care about who a particular candidate is? Are there any specific personal characteristics and qualities of candidates the EP and its MEPs seek? The analysis presented in this chapter reveals that MEPs refer to the candidates’ qualities and leadership styles only to a limited extent. The elections of the EC President and the College are predominantly about policies rather than the candidates themselves. This is not to say that the candidates’ personal qualities are entirely irrelevant. Being an experienced politician with a strong pro-European attitude and an ambitious political programme for the Commission appears to be an essential set of qualities a candidate for the EC Presidency should possess.

Návaznosti

CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004595, interní kód MU

Název: Za hranice bezpečnosti: role konfliktu v posilování odolnosti

Investor: Ministerstvo školství, mládeže a tělovýchovy ČR, Za hranice bezpečnosti: role konfliktu v posilování odolnosti, Priorita 1 - Výzkum a vývoj

EH22_008/0004595, projekt VaV

Název: Za hranice bezpečnosti: role konfliktu v posilování odolnosti

Citovat

HAMŘÍK, Lukáš. Electing the European Commission’s Presidents: The Role of Candidates’ Personal Qualities and Leadership Styles in European Parliament Debates. In Michael Kaeding, Manuel Müller, Alexander Hoppe. The 2024 European Parliament Elections: A Turn to the Right in the Shadow of War. 1. vyd. Cham: Springer Cham, 2025, s. 399-407. The Future of Europe. ISBN 978-3-031-89454-1. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-89455-8_36.

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