Cities in the European Union. Integration process, cohesion policies and future governance

  • Roberto San Salvador del Valle Doistua University of Deusto. Deusto Cities Lab Katedra
  • Geana de Miranda Leschko University of Deusto. Deusto Cities Lab Katedra
  • Milica Matovic University of Deusto. Deusto Cities Lab Katedra
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-58-2018pp99-129
Keywords: cities, regions, Europe, integration, cohesion, governance

Abstract

The process of community integration and the cohesion policies of the European Union are mainly concerned with the state realities, protagonists of the process. However, the search for a harmonious development that reduces differences between regions is making its way onto the community agenda. From the text of the Treaty of Rome to the current Treaty of Lisbon, from the first document on regional policy in 1965, through the creation of the Structural Funds (1989) and Cohesion (1994), to the current INTERREG V program (2014), the Europe of the Regions has been consolidating its position in the Europe of the States. The cities, local authorities and municipalities will have to wait until 1994, in the wake of the Treaty of Maastricht, to achieve a space within the complex framework of the Union. From the first URBAN (1994) to the Amsterdam Pact and the 2020 Urban Agenda (2016), cities have been gaining prominence in community multi-governance. At present, the challenges of the Union are, in large part, the challenges facing its cities. We are facing the challenge of a Europe of Cities within the framework of glocal governance.

Received: 23 January 2018
Accepted: 29 January 2018
Published online: 28 March 2018

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Author Biographies

Roberto San Salvador del Valle Doistua, University of Deusto. Deusto Cities Lab Katedra
Roberto San Salvador Del Valle is currently Professor at the University of Deusto. He holds a BA in History,and Geography and a PhD in Philosophy and Educational Sciences and a MA in Leisure Studies. He is Director of the Deusto Cities Lab, a trans-disciplinary Chair pursued through research projects, learning programs and actions open innovation, transforming cities through transversal and transectoral city governance. He has been Director of the Institute of Leisure Studies (2000-2007) and Vice-Rector for Communication, Multilingualism and Social Innovation (2007-2015). He teaches BA courses on Tourism and MA courses on Leisure Management, MA courses on Congress, Event and Trade Fair Management Specifically, he teaches the following subjects: Leisure and Tourism Policies (BA), Tourism Law (BA), Leisure Policies (MALM), Leisure, City and Event Policies (MACETM) and Leisure Theory (PHD). His publications mainly focus on leisure phenomenon, cities, policies and governance. Last book: Tecnología digital y nuevas formas de ocio [ISBN 978-84-16982-41-7]. Last paper: Relación entre las prácticas de ocio significativas de la juventud y el emprendimiento social. El caso Think Big Jóvenes [DOI:10.14198/ OBETS2017.12.1.16]. Last book chapter: Ciudad, gobernanza y experiencia de ocio a lo largo de la vida [ISBN 978-84-16982-12-7]. He is part of the Leisure and Human Development research team. It is an official recognized research team by Basque Government.
Geana de Miranda Leschko, University of Deusto. Deusto Cities Lab Katedra
Geana de Miranda Leschko is currently researcher collaborator at Deusto Cities Lab Katedra of the University of Deusto. Degree in Legal and Social Sciences from the Federal University of Santa Maria (Brazil), Master in Business Law and Doctor Cum Laude in Urban Law from the University of Deusto. She has been responsible for internationalization in the Cluster of Environment Industries of the Basque Country ACLIMA (2011-2015), where she developed a deep practical knowledge of the environmental and sustainability challenges faced by different cities, regions and countries of the world. Sharing a triplehelix vision (business sector, public institutions and knowledge sector) about them. Her work as a researcher is focused on shaping the Urban Policy of the European Union, the normative and political integration of the postulates of integrated urban sustainable development in Spain and the action of cities as spaces for innovation. Latest publication: «Different strategies for urban regeneration policy for vulnerable neighbourhoods in Latin American cities: a comparative analysis of experience in European cities» in Annal of ENANPARQ, Porto Alegre, 25-29 July 2016 [ISSN 2358-6214].
Milica Matovic, University of Deusto. Deusto Cities Lab Katedra
Milica Matovic is predoctoral researcher fellow at Deusto Cities Lab and PhD candidate in the Leisure, Culture and Communication for Human Development program. She has a degree in Spanish Language and Hispanic Literatures from the University of Belgrade and has a Master’s Degree in Leisure Project Management from the University of Deusto.For both Master’s and Doctorate studies, she enjoyed a scholarship granted by the European Commission that facilitated her academic stay at Sapieza University in Rome. Her interests are centered in the field of urban studies, creative cities and cultural strategies for sustainable urban development. All this led her to participate in different events and projects among which stand out: Habitat III Conference in Ecuador, Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Network of Creative Cities in Sweden, EU World Cities in South Africa, UNESCO Zapopan Forum 2017, etc.
Published
2018-03-28
How to Cite
San Salvador del Valle Doistua, Roberto, Geana de Miranda Leschko, and Milica Matovic. 2018. “Cities in the European Union. Integration Process, Cohesion Policies and Future Governance”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 58 (March), 99-129. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-58-2018pp99-129.
Issue
No. 58 (2018): Política de cohesión y fondos estructurales de la Unión Europea: retos y perspectivas para el período post-2020
Section
Monographic Articles

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