The Europeanisation of Local Government

Goldsmith, Michael

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“…Indicators of European influence are the actual extent to which SNAs receive European structural funds (e.g. Wolters, 1997;Wollman and Lund, 1997), the appointment of a special civil servant or civil service department solely entrusted with European affairs (Goldsmith, 1993), the perceived need of SNAs for lobbying in Brussels (Balme and LeGalès, 1997;Goldsmith and Sperling, 1997) and the extent to which information about 'Europe' is being absorbed by SNAs (Bergmann-Winberg, 1997). The results of the empirical case studies in this specific field are similar to the ones in the network approach.…”

Section: Three Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The European Union and the autonomy of sub-national authorities: Towards an analysis of constraints and opportunities in sub-national decision-making

Fleurke

Willemse

2006

Regional & Federal Studies

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To cite this Article Fleurke, Frederik and Willemse, Rolf(2006) Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material. ABSTRACT This paper explores what is known about the actual impact of the EU on sub-national (local and regional) government. Existing research on the impact of the EU on sub-national authorities appears to have a strong emphasis on the positive effects or the opportunities that emanate from the EU. By contrast, studies on European constraints that limit sub-national autonomy are rather scarce. Moreover, many studies fail to take sub-national government itself as the object of analysis, as a result of which most conclusions are rather hypothetical in nature. Trying to fill the lacunas in the existing literature, the authors present a conceptual framework that includes three dimensions along which the EU might influence sub-national decision-making: by enforcement or invitation, by hampering or improvement, and by obstruction or enabling. A pilot study found that nearly each of these types of influence was present, indicating the conceptual sensitivity and empirical relevance of the three dimensions.

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Section: Three Perspectivesmentioning

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The European Union and the autonomy of sub-national authorities: Towards an analysis of constraints and opportunities in sub-national decision-making

Fleurke

Willemse

2006

Regional & Federal Studies

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“…Indeed, while for some TN is seen as a new form of governance or institutionalization of transnational space (for example Church and Reid, 1999;Leitner and Sheppard, 2002;Perkmann 2003), for others it confirms the presence of Europeanization processes at the subnational level (for example Goldsmith 1993Goldsmith , 2003John, 2000John, , 2001Kern and Bulkeley, 2009;Le Galès, 2002). It allows SNAs to access EU funding (for example Pflieger, 2014), to influence EU policy (for example Heinelt and Niederhafner, 2008), or to engage in policy transfer or deliver joint projects (for example Kern and Bulkeley, 2009)…”

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“…Despite the term being used in a variety of ways (see Featherstone, 2003;Olsen, 2002), it is taken here to mean 'the domestic adaptation to European regional integration' (Vink and Graziano, 2007: 7). While the main focus of Europeanization studies has been on the adaptation of national polities, policies and politics, several scholars have applied the concept to the subnational level (for example Barbehön, 2015;Benz and Eberlein, 1999;de Rooij, 2002;Goldsmith, 1993Goldsmith, , 2003Goldsmith, , 2011Hamedinger and Wolffhardt, 2010;John, 2000John, , 2001Kern and Bulkeley, 2009;Kettunen and Kungla, 2005;Marshall, 2005Marshall, , 2006Murphy, 2007, Oikonomou, 2016Pflieger, 2014;Van Bever et al, 2011). The presence of Europeanization processes at the subnational level has been confirmed in comparative studies (for example Goldsmith and Klausen 1997;Denters and Rose, 2005;John, 2001;Le Galès, 2002).…”

Section: Local Level Europeanizationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One of the dominant themes of research into European subnational authorities (SNAs) is the impact of the European Union (EU) through Europeanization (for example Barbehön, 2015;Benz and Eberlein, 1999;de Rooij, 2002;Goldsmith, 1993Goldsmith, , 2003Goldsmith, , 2011Hamedinger and Wolffhardt, 2010;John, 2000John, , 2001Kern and Bulkeley, 2009;Kettunen and Kungla, 2005;Marshall, 2005Marshall, , 2006Murphy, 2007, Oikonomou, 2016Pflieger, 2014;Van Bever et al, 2011). The EU impacts SNAs in a number of ways.…”

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Subnational transnational networking and the continuing process of local-level Europeanization

Huggins

2017

European Urban and Regional Studies

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“…Several tendencies have been identified. First, researchers have noted the growing 'Europeanization' of local and regional governments as they are recruited as 'partners' into various EU policy fields (Goldsmith, 1993;Balme, 1996a). Second, NCGs play an increasing role in formulating foreign and/or EU policy of nationstates (Hocking, 1996).…”

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Cross-Border Regions in Europe

Perkmann

2003

European Urban and Regional Studies

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The 1990s have seen a strong surge in the number of cross-border regions all over Western and Eastern Europe. The article analyses the emergence of these local cross-border institutions in public governance by addressing their context, dimensions and causal underpinnings. First, it offers a brief background on the history of cross-border regions in Europe and related EU policies to support them. Second, it provides a conceptual definition of crossborder regions and their various forms and positions within the wider context of other transnational regional networks. Third, it analyses the empirical dimensions of European cross-border regions, including their frequency, geographic distribution and development over time. It concludes by linking cross-border regions and their various forms to institutional conditions in specific countries as well as the effects of European regional policy. It is argued that small-scale cross-border regions have flourished in particular because of their increasingly relevant role as implementation units for European regional policy in a context of multi-level governance.

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The Europeanisation of Local Government

Cited by 93 publications

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The European Union and the autonomy of sub-national authorities: Towards an analysis of constraints and opportunities in sub-national decision-making

The European Union and the autonomy of sub-national authorities: Towards an analysis of constraints and opportunities in sub-national decision-making

Subnational transnational networking and the continuing process of local-level Europeanization

Cross-Border Regions in Europe

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