This theme consists of three interdependent studies that focus on the crisis management capacities of the European Commission, European Council and the Council of the European Union, of the European Parliament, and of EU-level agencies. To advance our understanding of the crisis management capacities of EU-level institutions, these studies offer
- Analysis of political leadership by directly elected, nominated and appointed individuals
- Assessment of alternative sources of legitimacy in the eyes of citizens
- Production of a database of informal agenda-setting power by the European Parliament
- A database containing biographical and survey information regarding agency leadership
Project co-ordinators: Stockholm University; ThinkEuropa; IBEI
Please click on the links below for more information on each sub-theme
Theme 3.1 Crisis Management Capacity in the European Commission, Council of Ministers, and Council of the European Union
Theme 3.2 Crisis Leadership in the European Parliament
Theme 3.3 Political Leadership in EU agencies
The database of Crisis Management Capacities is available at the European Societal Security Research Group website:
The TransCrisis research themes:
Themes: Introduction
Theme 1: Understanding transboundary crisis management
Theme 2: Studying political leaders in the financial crisis
Theme 3: Political leadership, EU institutions and transboundary crisis management capacity
Theme 3.1 Crisis Management Capacity in the European Commission, Council of Ministers, and Council of the European Union
Theme 3.2 Crisis Leadership in the European Parliament
Theme 3.3 Political Leadership in EU agencies
Theme 4: Interaction between EU-national administrations in times of crisis
Theme 4.1 Political Leadership and Crisis Management Regimes
Theme 4.2 Managing the Immigration Crisis
Theme 5: Political leadership, national politics, and transboundary crisis management
Theme 6: Political leadership and the ‘new normal’: developing transboundary crisis leadership capacity