Development co‐operation by European regions: Introducing the subnational donor governance dataset

Reinsberg, Bernhard; Dellepiane, Sebastian

doi:10.1111/dpr.12608

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“…European regions' engagement in the international development cooperation might serve as another example of contribution to the European foreign policy. Around 70 European regions have institutional structures for development cooperation, supporting various purposes in the sustainable development agenda (Reinsberg and Dellepiane 2021). Sustainable development is a core principle of the Treaty on European Union and a priority objective for the Union's external policies.…”

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Paradiplomacy and its Impact on EU Foreign Policy

Ciesielska-Klikowska¹,

Kamiński²

2022

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Cities and regions play an increasingly vital role in international relations, even co-shaping their countries’ foreign policy. This phenomenon, usually called ‘paradiplomacy’, means that cities and regions develop links with foreign actors, both state and non-state. In this way, they contribute to the ‘pluralisation’ of diplomacy and are changing the shape of contemporary relations on the global stage. This process is also happening with regard to the international activities undertaken by the European Union (EU); yet the paradiplomacy trend is also only partially realised at the EU level. In this context, this article aims to conceptualise the impact that the paradiplomacy of European sub-state actors has on EU foreign policy. So far, it has not been adequately recognised in the academic literature as a potential factor influencing EU foreign affairs. In addition, the article analyses how cities and regions can influence the development of EU foreign policy and how the Union can use this potential for international activity on the part of local actors. The article has two parts. In the first part, we present three ways cities and regions can influence EU foreign policy. By giving specific examples, we show that cities and regions are already using their authority to: i) lobby and create networking communities, ii) use formal powers, and iii) apply direct actions. In the second part, we set out the opportunities and challenges that arise from the paradiplomatic activities of sub-state actors. To elucidate the issues, we consider the case of contemporary relations between the EU and China, which are becoming more intense at local government level but which are not used by Brussels to pursue EU interests.

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Paradiplomacy and its Impact on EU Foreign Policy

Ciesielska-Klikowska¹,

Kamiński²

2022

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“…While donors may wish to exert control over when, where, and how resources are allocated, recipients may seek to capture those flows to advance their own political or economic goals (Milner et al, 2016). A raft of studies has examined these dynamics in a subnational setting (Briggs, 2017; Jung, 2020; Marineau & Findley, 2020; Reinsberg & Dellepiane, 2021; Song et al, 2021), often finding that donor aims for when, where, or how resources should be directed may be ultimately frustrated and that aid does not reach the recipients or fulfill the purpose intended by the donor.…”

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The Political Economy of Donor Control and Elite Capture in Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh

Brazys,

Mahmud

2023

The Journal of Environment & Development

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Numerous parts of the developing world are afflicted by pollution and poison from both man-made and natural sources. Efforts to mitigate these environmental contaminants are often inherently political, and it is difficult to discern if those efforts reach all intended beneficiaries. We argue that as spatial precision increases, it is likely that donors lose control of foreign aid. Using geo-spatial data, we find evidence in Bangladesh that efforts to mitigate groundwater arsenic are generally directed to broad areas with higher levels of contamination. However, within those areas, we find that mitigation measures supported by foreign aid only reduce arsenic when they are located near (politically important) exporting firms. We argue that this supports a political economy rationale wherein donors may be able to target their assistance at a mezzo level, while powerful socio-economic interests are able to capture and direct resources at a micro level, potentially exacerbating intra-country inequality.

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The domestic sources of sub-state foreign policymaking: determinants of subnational development cooperation across European regions

Reinsberg

Dellepiane

2022

Journal of European Public Policy

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Development co‐operation by European regions: Introducing the subnational donor governance dataset

Cited by 4 publications

References 58 publications

Paradiplomacy and its Impact on EU Foreign Policy

Paradiplomacy and its Impact on EU Foreign Policy

The Political Economy of Donor Control and Elite Capture in Arsenic Mitigation in Bangladesh

The domestic sources of sub-state foreign policymaking: determinants of subnational development cooperation across European regions

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