Regulation by networks in the European Community: the role of European agencies

Dehousse, Renaud

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“…They also helped to resolve practical regulatory problems such as cross border tariffs. This "regulation by network" of "Comitology web" (Dehousse 1997) is again a fine example of the importance of "regulation by information " as Majone foresaw it (1997). It is also an other indication of the strategic and positional asymmetry of IRAs versus their sponsoring governmental authorities.…”

Section: First Empirical Confirmations?mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In both cases, IRA are more adapted than governmental bodies in terms of resources, missions and procedures. Experience has shown that IRAs have quickly become the main source of information, legitimacy and expertise for governments both in policy design and policy implementation phases (Dehousse 1997). In sectors where technology and market mechanisms are dominant features, flexibility, responsiveness, credibility and professionalism are key elements for efficient and effective regulatory processes.…”

Section: The Network Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

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Debate: State Intervention and Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies

Braun¹

2002

Swiss Political Sci Review

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Section: First Empirical Confirmations?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Network Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Debate: State Intervention and Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies

Braun¹

2002

Swiss Political Sci Review

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“…These bodies are said to fulfill regulatory goals in the public interest (such as rights protection, enforcement of competition rules, or consumer protection) better than central government institutions because they are isolated from the direct scrutiny of voters and changes in government (Gilardi, 2008). But IRAs also play an integrative function as nodal points of wider regulatory networks that include national authorities, scientific communities, private enterprises and civil society organisations (Dehousse, 1997). It has been argued in the literature that the systematic inclusion of public and private stakeholders from multiple levels of government in formal and informal transnational networks facilitates the exchange of knowledge and the dynamic forging of consensus (Eberlein & Grande, 2005).…”

Section: Bureaucratic Independence and Democratic Legitimacymentioning

confidence: 99%

Rationalism and public policy: Mode of analysis or symbolic politics?

Saint‐Martin

Allison

2011

Policy and Society

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ABSTRACT:This article takes up the distinction between incremental analysis and incremental politics as elaborated by Lindblom in his 1979 article. We argue that while rationalism as a mode of analysis has lost much of its prominence, rationalism as symbolic politics is still very much alive and might even be more present today than it was back when Lindblom wrote his famous 1959 article. The recent shift to new modes of governance whereby elected officials are increasingly delegating decision-making powers to independent bureaucracies -what Majone calls the "regulatory state" or what the British describe as "agencification" or quangoisation" -has created an important legitimacy deficit for those non-majoritarian institutions that exercise political authority without enjoying any direct link to the electoral process. In such a context -and in addition to growing public distrust towards partisan politics -rationalist politics is likely to become more rampant as independent bureaucracies lack the legitimacy to publicly recognize the fundamentally incrementalist -and thus values-laden -nature of their decision-making processes. To develop these ideas, the article looks at the case of "supreme audit institutions". We argue that rationalist politics is a mean for SAIs to legitimize their shift from classical financial auditing to performance auditing. In comparison to other independent bureaucracies, they are particularly prone to rationalist politics not just because of their institutional independence, but also because of the tradition of financial auditing and the rise of new public management.

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“…Networks close the gap between the supranational making and national implementation of common rules (Blauberger and Rittberger 2015: 369;Coen and Thatcher 2008;Dehousse 1997;Eberlein and Grande 2005: 99;Groenleer et al 2010;Hofmann 2008: 666). By pooling resources (Börzel and HeardLauréote 2009), specifically expertise (Kelemen and Tarrant 2011: 924), EANs may foster problem-solving (Börzel and Heard-Lauréote 2009), enhance Community regulatory credibility and efficiency, and insulate independent regulatory agencies (IRAs) from political pressures (Coen and Thatcher 2005;Majone 2000).…”

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Filling the gap in the European administrative space: the role of administrative networks in EU implementation and enforcement

Mastenbroek

Martinsen

2017

Journal of European Public Policy

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European administrative networks (EANs) are a key building block of the European Administrative Space (EAS). Crucially, they are to fill the gap between the EU's policy ambitions and its limited administrative capacities. Whereas ample research has been done on policy preparation networks, the role of implementing EANs has received less attention in the EAS literature. This article fills this gap by providing a systematic review of relevant insights in four adjacent literatures: EU governance; international relations; public administration; and EU compliance. Employing a systematic literature review, it reports divergent findings on EAN establishment, functioning and impact, as well as variant normative evaluations. These variant findings partly relate to a lack of comparative research, selective policy coverage and predominant focus on North-western states. We conclude by suggesting a number of lines for future research on these four important themes, arguing that the crucial question will be which impact these EANs have on the national implementation and enforcement of EU law.

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Regulation by networks in the European Community: the role of European agencies

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Debate: State Intervention and Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies

Debate: State Intervention and Delegation to Independent Regulatory Agencies

Rationalism and public policy: Mode of analysis or symbolic politics?

Filling the gap in the European administrative space: the role of administrative networks in EU implementation and enforcement

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