Small States and EU Governance: Malta in EU Decision-Making Processes

Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 - A historical perspective of small states in the EU.- Chapter 3 - Conceptualizing notions of power and influence in the EU legislative process: governmental capacities and strategies.- Chapter 4 - Defining key terms in relation to decision-shaping and decision-taking in EU decision-making processes.- Chapter 5 - Establishing the methodology.- Chapter 6 - An introduction to the empirical research: Malta and the EU decision-making process.- Chapter 7 - Malta's government in the legislative decision-making processes of two directives on the placing on the market of pyrotechnic articles: Case Studies 1 and 2.0.- Chapter 8 - Malta's government in the legislative decision-making process of the extension of an EU directive on long-term residence to beneficiaries of international protection: Case Study 3.- Chapter 9 - Conclusion.