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Notes toward a Theory of Multilevel Governance in Europe

Scharpf, Fritz W

Leviathan (Düsseldorf), 2002-03, Vol.30 (1), p.65-92

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  • Título:
    Notes toward a Theory of Multilevel Governance in Europe
  • Autor: Scharpf, Fritz W
  • Assuntos: Europe ; European Union ; Governance ; Political Science Theories ; Theoretical Problems
  • É parte de: Leviathan (Düsseldorf), 2002-03, Vol.30 (1), p.65-92
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  • Descrição: The complexity of the multilevel European polity is not adequately represented by the single-level theoretical concepts of competing "intergovernmentalist" & "supranationalist" approaches. By contrast, empirical research focusing on multilevel interactions tends either to emphasize the uniqueness of its objects or to create novel concepts -- which are likely to remain contested even among Europeanists & have the effect of isolating European studies from the political science mainstream in International Relations & Comparative Politics. These difficulties are bound to continue as long as researchers keep proposing holistic concepts that claim to represent the complex reality of the European polity as a whole. It is suggested that the present competition among poorly fitting & contested generalizations could be overcome if European studies made use of a plurality of simpler & complementary concepts, each of which is meant to represent the specific characteristics of certain subsets of multilevel interactions. The paper describes four distinct modes of multilevel interaction in the European polity -- "mutual adjustment," "intergovernmental negotiations," "joint decision making," & "hierarchical direction" -- & discusses their characteristics by reference to the criteria of problem-solving capacity & institutional legitimacy. 109 References. Adapted from the source document.
  • Idioma: Alemão

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