1st Edition
European Governance Policy Making between Politicization and Control
This collection provides a balanced evaluation of multi-level governance. Written by international experts of policy-making in the European Union, each contribution builds on common conceptual definitions, critically debating their adaptation to policy-specific contexts and investigating their usefulness for conducting empirical research. This engaging text uses case studies to identify the specific changes that have occurred in power relations across different levels of the EU system. With varying emphasis on state and non-state actors, on country comparisons and international processes, the reader is invited to join a fruitful dialogue among the contributors about the symbiotic relationship of multi-level analysis with other conceptual innovations such as transnational regulation, network formation or market internationalization. This book confronts sophisticated theoretical reasoning with the actual realities of policy-making and is therefore essential reading for all those interested in the risks and opportunities of a comparative-interdisciplinary approach to European governance.
Biography
G.P.E. Walzenbach is a Senior Lecturer in European Politics at the University of the West of England, Bristol, UK, and an International Resident Scholar in the Department of International Relations and Diplomatic Service at the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine.
'This is a key substantial and timely book on the subject of European Governance. It adds clarity to the complex issue of multi-level governance, provides valuable empirical material through the case studies and widens the geographic scope of governance. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach and by considering policy-making objectives, it contributes to a better understanding of multi-level governance as an analytical tool and heuristic device in the study of the European Union. It will be an essential text for students and teachers of comparative and European Politics.' Emil J. Kirchner, Jean Monnet Chair, University of Essex, UK 'It is always refreshing to see the publication of a new work on "governance" within the EU and especially one that focuses on a range of policy studies, several in areas that receive less academic [attention] than they deserve.' Journal of Commen Market Studies '...considered and well-researched work that anyone wanting to understand the inexorable progress of "Europeanization" should add to their library.' Journal of Contemporary European Studies '...the book represents a valuable insight in various applications of the MLG model to several contexts of European Union policy-making.' Perspectives on European Politics & Society
