Over-efficiency in German EU Policy Coordination

Beichelt, Timm

doi:10.1080/09644000701652441

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“…This means that both vertical, horizontal and cross-sectoral coordination is a prerequisite. Horizontal coordination is based on departmental responsibility ("Ressortprinzip") of the individual federal ministries to define European policy (Derlien 2000;Hegele 2016;Beichelt 2007). In the case of EU Youth Policy, jurisdiction lies with the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMFSFJ).…”

Section: Youth Policy In the Eu And Germanymentioning

confidence: 99%

Which Way to the EU? The Paths of German Youth Policy Discussions into EU Council Policy

Poll¹,

Keilberth²

2022

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In the light of domestic coordination processes in federal states, this article deals with the interplay of domestic governmental and non-governmental actors in the development of a German position for negotiations in the EU youth policy field. The qualitative single-case study is embedded in the evaluation of the German implementation of the EU Youth Strategy (2010-2018). It focusses on the roles, mutual perceptions, conflicts, and resulting action strategies of the different actors involved in the domestic coordination processes. In doing so, the article adds to the debate on Europeanisation and domestic coordination processes in federalist states by facilitating an understanding of the extent to which differing framework conditions of a specific policy field at the domestic and EU-Level can influence domestic policy coordination and its bottom-up processes. The analysis reveals a discrepancy between the intentions of the actors to work together based on a multi-level governance approach, and a reality in which the Federal Ministry assumes a gatekeeper function. The problems following this discrepancy can be explained on the one hand by different perceptions and expectations the actors have towards the coordination process and on the other hand by a lack of a youth policy culture of debate. The article shows how these problems lead to different action strategies by the domestic actors and the use of different pathways to bring their interests to the EU level. Simultaneously, the findings show that these different strategies of action can successfully lead to a stronger German position, provided these pathways are used in a coordinated manner. The analysis shows that a domestic coordination process involving both governmental and non-governmental actors from different levels working together on an equal footing by using a multi-level governance approach, can only function in federal policy cooperation processes when the actors focus on content-related discussions rather than formal forms of cooperation.

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Section: Youth Policy In the Eu And Germanymentioning

confidence: 99%

Which Way to the EU? The Paths of German Youth Policy Discussions into EU Council Policy

Poll¹,

Keilberth²

2022

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“…Umgekehrt müssen nationale Akteure zunehmend die EU als Handlungsebene einbeziehen (Bartolini 2005). Dies betrifft nicht nur Regierungen und Ministerialbüro-kratien, für die die Mitarbeit an politischen Prozessen in Brüssel schon zur Routine geworden ist (Beichelt 2007), sondern auch die nationalen und regionalen Parlamente (Christiansen et al 2014;Kropp et al 2012). Anpassungsprozesse betreffen damit oftmals auch die Kontrolle und Beschränkung von Herrschaftsmacht, also die Gewaltenteilung.…”

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Gewaltenteilung und Demokratie im EU-Mehrebenensystem

Hartlapp

Wiesner

2016

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Der Sonderband entstand in Kooperation der DVPW-Sektion Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft und des DVPW-Arbeitskreises Integration. In dem Workshop "Gewaltenteilung und Demokratie im Mehrebenensystem der EU" im Oktober 2014 wurden die einzelnen Beiträge vorgestellt und diskutiert. Wir danken allen Teilnehmern sowie den externen Gutachtern Michael Kaeding, Michèle Knodt, Susanne Pickel, Oliver Schwarz und Carina Sprungk für hilfreiche Kritik und Kommentare. Ohne die finanzielle Unterstützung der Thyssen Stiftung hätten wir das Vorhaben nicht realisieren können. Wir danken Michael Burkhardt und Lilian Lamadieu für ihre Hilfe bei der Erstellung des Manuskripts. Prof. Dr. Miriam Hartlapp hat den Lehrstuhl für Multilevel Governance des Instituts für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Leipzig inne. PD. Dr. Claudia Wiesner ist docent (associate professor) für Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Jyväskylä und Senior Guest Researcher an der TU Darmstadt Z Politikwiss (2016) (Suppl) 26:3-16

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“…There is no shortage of literature on the three parties' approach to Europe (Krell, 2009;Bulmer, 2008;Cole, 2001;Sloam, 2005), nor is there a shortage on the general governmental processes of European policy-making in Britain, France and Germany (Bache and Jordan, 2008;Beichelt, 2007;Boerzel, 2002;Smith, 2005). However, we still know little about how party organizations have adapted to the demands of European policy-making.…”

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confidence: 99%

Is it always up to the leadership? European policy-making in the Labour Party, Parti Socialiste (PS) and Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)

Hertner

2013

Party Politics

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This article analyzes and compares the politics of European policy-making within the British Labour Party, the Parti Socialiste (PS) and the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD) between 1997 and 2012. We know that party leaders have assumed much autonomy in the making of European policy, but, as with policy-making in any area, their autonomy is constrained and sometimes even questioned by other parts of the party. In order to establish how they are constrained, and what factors increase the level of constraint, this study explores the roles played by four party actors in the making of European policy: conferences, national executive committees, Members of Parliament and Members of the European Parliament. This article, which is based on over 35 interviews with EU experts from the three parties, confirms that European policy was generally made by the party leadership. Other party actors, however, were able to influence the leadership on a small number of occasions. The extent of their influence depended upon the polity, party, policy and politics.

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Over-efficiency in German EU Policy Coordination

Cited by 13 publications

References 3 publications

Which Way to the EU? The Paths of German Youth Policy Discussions into EU Council Policy

Which Way to the EU? The Paths of German Youth Policy Discussions into EU Council Policy

Gewaltenteilung und Demokratie im EU-Mehrebenensystem

Is it always up to the leadership? European policy-making in the Labour Party, Parti Socialiste (PS) and Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD)

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