Originally seeking to capture the dynamics of EU cohesion policy, multi-level governance
(MLG) emerged as 'the most omnipresent and acceptable label one can stick on the …

This innovative and lively book draws upon recent and ongoing research on the EU policy
process and utilizes theoretical concepts from both international relations and public policy …

The EU is still fragile after its long decade of crises since 2008, and its durability remains an
open question. New capacities were created during this time. But it is not clear how robust …

From the outset, European integration was about the transfer of powers from the national to
the European level, which evolved as explicit bargaining among governments or as an …

Despite advances in contemporary research on the 'European administrative space'(EAS),
no widespread understanding about its meaning, mechanisms and significance yet exists …

Public administration as a field of study finds itself in the middle of a fluid environment. The
very reach and complexity of public administration has been easy to take for granted, easy to …

This article claims that the territorial structure of government results from a tension between
scale and community. The benefits of scale arise from the nature of public goods, and …

The authority of subnational governments and international institutions has grown
considerably over the past 65 years. Cross-sectional variation has not diminished, but where …

Acknowledging that both analysts and practitioners face problems of meaningful
categorization of social order in general, and the European political-administrative system in …

Creating and Governing Cultural Heritage in the European Union provides an
interdisciplinary examination of the ways in which European cultural heritage is created …