Multi-level governance and the role of the regions in the European Union: conceptual challenges and practical applications
Abstract
The aim of this article is to provide a framework for analysis of the concept of multi-level governance (MLG) in the European Union and its application as an analytical tool in the study of subnational participation in European policy-making. In doing so, it proposes a range of indicators for measuring MLG, evaluates certain institutional developments towards MLG as well as determines the implications of MLG for regional empowerment. The article concludes that in spite of the existence of stimuli and incentives for evolution towards cooperation, partnership and inclusion, we can still observe a low degree of institutionalization of MLG in the EU. In order to determine the ‘quality’ of MLG the study proposes to take into account a wide range of normative, systemic and procedural indicators present in a specific domestic context or applicable for a given policy area and ‘test’ them against the real-life mechanisms in operation. Systematic and comparative studies on the effectiveness of MLG are needed especially in the fields of policies with high territorial impact.
Published online: 15 April 2016
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