Transgovernmental networks in the European Union: improving compliance effectively?

Abstract

The application of European Union (EU)

Institutional Dynamics in International Organizations: Lessons from the Recruitment Procedures of the European External Action Service

“…Moreover, the EEAS is de facto a fairly independent service of the European Union, and its mission is to define and defend a European foreign policy (while keeping in mind sovereignty of the member states). From this perspective, it is important to observe that, using secondary data sources, results in line with those obtained from the EEAS dataset are shown to hold also with regard to UN member states' personnel policies (Weiss 1982), and the Europeanisation of EU member state public policies (Martinsen 2005;Hobolth and Martinsen 2013).…”

“…10 Their more flexible interpretation may, however, be seen as a 'functional necessity' (Oliver 1992: 581 14 Interestingly, recent work by Hobolth and Martinsen (2013) highlights a similar network-driven interdependence in the interpretation of EU rules by the national bureaucracies responsible for their implementation. Transgovernmental networks (TGNs) 'composed of sector-specific experts' are indeed shown to play a central role in 'the development of shared understandings' (Hobolth andMartinsen 2013: 1411).…”

“…Transgovernmental networks (TGNs) 'composed of sector-specific experts' are indeed shown to play a central role in 'the development of shared understandings' (Hobolth andMartinsen 2013: 1411). 15 It also goes against Weiss' (1982: 297) observation that within the United Nations in the 1970s 'other nations inevitably attempt to copy the United States or Soviet Union' (i.e.…”

Filling the Gap in the European Administrative Space: The Role of Administrative Networks in EU Implementation and Enforcement

“…The literature has emphasized networks of national regulatory agencies -often dubbed European regulatory networks/ ERNs (Blauberger and Rittberger 2015;Thatcher 2005, 2008;Danielsen and Yesilkagit 2014;Maggetti 2014aMaggetti , 2014bGilardi 2011, 2014;Newman 2008;Van Boetzelaer and Princen 2012;Yesilkagit 2011). Yet, several other terms have been used: networks (Versluis and Tarr 2013); transnational regulatory networks (Eberlein and Grande 2005); transnational administrative networks (Bach et al 2016); transnational networks (Wilks 2005); administrative networks (Martens 2008a); and transgovernmental networks (Bignami 2005;Eberlein and Newman 2008;Hobolth and Martinsen 2013;Hollis 2010;Martens 2008b;Raustiala 2002;Slaughter 2004).…”

“…These 'implementing EANs' may also include European actors Eberlein and Newman 2008;Martens 2008b;Slaughter 2004;Thurner and Binder 2009). Whereas the literature has primarily focused on regulatory networks (Levi-Faur 2011), they can also be executive in nature 3 (e.g., Hobolth and Martinsen 2013;Hollis 2010). Whereas implementing EANs share overall membership features (representatives from national executives) and tasks (implementation or enforcement), they may differ considerably in structure and functions.…”