Introduction: The Relevance of Studying Multilevel Governance

Behnke, Nathalie; Broschek, Jörg; Sonnicksen, Jared

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-05511-0_1

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“…Overall the case study comparison showed a 'decline of the local authorities' in broadband markets, a development that contradicts the rise of regional authorities observed by scholars in other areas of the EU policy (Behnke et al, 2019;Broschek, 2015). This trend was largely driven by political changes and the austerity policies undertaken after the 2008 financial crisis.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…More recently the focus has shifted towards MLG's normative implications in terms of democratic quality and the direct participation of the population (Holzinger & Biesenbender, 2019;Stephenson, 2013). In particular, recent studies have emphasised the rise of regional authorities, following the progressive transfer of authority from centre-level to lower-level jurisdictions (Behnke, Broschek, & Sonnicksen, 2019;Broschek, 2015). Such a trend is expected to facilitate the inclusion of civil society perspectives into the decision-making, thereby enhancing the quality of democracy in the EU (Dolinar, 2010;Hurrelmann & DeBardeleben, 2019).…”

Section: Multilevel Governance: a Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Does the Multilevel Governance of State Aid Encourage Broadband Diffusion? Evidence from Three European Countries

2019

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EU broadband policy has been described as an example of multi-level governance (MLG) involving manifold actors across different sectors and levels of government. Whereas the extant literature has largely explored the interaction among public and private players and between national and supranational regulators in the context of the EU broadband markets, little attention has been paid to the MLG of state aid for broadband diffusion. This paper aims to fill such a research gap by employing multiple qualitative methods to explore how MLG has affected the implementation of public initiatives in support of broadband diffusion across Spain, Italy and the UK. The crosscountry comparison reveals a trend towards the centralisation of public interventions, which created efficiencies in the management of state aid but raised tensions with local authorities. Therefore, the current MLG of state aid needs to be adjusted to balance the benefits of a greater coordination with the need urgency to ensure the effective and active participation of local stakeholders to the implementation of broadband projects.

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confidence: 57%

Section: Multilevel Governance: a Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Does the Multilevel Governance of State Aid Encourage Broadband Diffusion? Evidence from Three European Countries

2019

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“…Recent developments in comparative research have explored the mechanisms that create and recreate federal structures (Bednar, 2009; Behnke et al, 2019; Benz and Broschek, 2013). Some of these studies have stressed the perils of opportunistic shifts in the location of authority.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coercion in Disguise? A Reassessment of Brazilian Education and Health Reforms

Vazquez

2021

Journal of Politics in Latin America

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In federations and other regionalised arrangements, the search for co-operation may lead to a hierarchical alignment where the centre concentrates policy decision-making power. The use of conditional grants to build this kind of co-ordination can disguise its rather coercive character when opt-out clauses are counteracted by fiscal constraints that virtually force subnational adherence. Previous accounts on recentralisation in Latin America have overlooked this feature, particularly by mistakenly identifying the transfer of fiscal resources and responsibilities with authority over policies. The article adopts a configurational approach, focused on mechanisms, to reassess two Brazilian programmes redesigned in the 1990s and 2000s – the Fundamental Education Fund (Fundef) and the Basic Health Care Programme ( Programa de Atenção Básica, PAB). Our evidence shows that both reforms followed hierarchical paths and received massive adherence of municipalities. We discuss how this kind of coercion in disguise is especially concerning in settings where some retrenchment of social expenditure is expected.

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“…But as territories are in constant formation and reformation, with a myriad of purposes (Keating, 2013), the complexity of their governance increases. Governance limited within administrative boundaries appears to insufficiently address place diversity (Keating, 2014(Keating, , 2013Faludi, 2018Faludi, , 2012Hooghes and Marks, 2016, 2003, 2001Walter, 2004;Agnew, 1994;Ostrom et al, 1961) because of the mismatch between government jurisdictions and proliferating, spatially overlaying territorial functions (ESPON, 2019;Behnke et al, 2019;Faludi, 2012;Baldersheim and Rose, 2010). Albania faces much of the same challenge.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…in a multi-level governance system. Therefore, multi-level governance has emerged as a means to govern through territorial scales and connect interests enabling territorial development and cohesion (Benz, 2019;Behnke et al, 2019;Hooghes and Marks, 2003, 2009. This ability to correct the failures of both, centralised and decentralised systems of governance, and the respective territorial constructs result from the multi-level configuration of institutional arrangements that are theoretically flexible compared to the voting containers in a territory.…”

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Territorial rescaling and polycentric governance in Albania

Shutina¹,

Toto

2021

ESR&P

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Territories as relational geographical constructs are in constant formation and reformation, or rescaling, which results in spatial typologies of complex governance. The voting containers of a territory are merely one typology, often not matching the numerous functions within the other typologies. Under the assumption that voting containers are politically fixed, governance that adapts to the dynamics of territorial rescaling is required. This paper explores the relationship between territorial rescaling and polycentric governance in Albania. It concludes that polycentric governance can enable cooperation and efficiency throughout rescaling, assuming some conditions are in place for addressing the polycentricity gap.

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Introduction: The Relevance of Studying Multilevel Governance

Cited by 11 publications

References 47 publications

Does the Multilevel Governance of State Aid Encourage Broadband Diffusion? Evidence from Three European Countries

Does the Multilevel Governance of State Aid Encourage Broadband Diffusion? Evidence from Three European Countries

Coercion in Disguise? A Reassessment of Brazilian Education and Health Reforms

Territorial rescaling and polycentric governance in Albania

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