Mot en minikonstitution för EU: Förändring av Ministerrådet

Abstract

Towards a mini constitutional revision of the EU Council. The theory of social choice has recently benefited much from advances within the power index approach in game theory. One may start from the classical Wicksel framework of a unanimity regime and proceed to state the advantages of deviations from his model. A case can be stated for quantitative voting using some majority voting scheme, as it empowers the choice participants, also providing for blocking power. The power distinctions generated from the power index framework may be applied to the institutional evolution of the Council of Ministers with the EC or EU. It allows one to state in a concise manner the comparative advantages and disadvantages of alternative regimes for the European Community or Union.