Policy entrepreneurship and multi-level governance: a comparative study of European cross-border regions
Markus Perkmann
2134/2185
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Policy_entrepreneurship_and_multi-level_governance_a_comparative_study_of_European_cross-border_regions/9560126
This article addresses the recent proliferation of Cross-Border Regions, or Euroregions,
in Europe. It argues that EU multi-level governance patterns generate opportunities for
entrepreneurial policy organisations to attract policy tasks and resources. This is
conceptualised as policy entrepreneurship and applied to a comparative case study
analysis of three Euroregions: EUREGIO (Germany – Netherlands), Viadrina (Poland –
Germany) and Tyrol (Austria – Italy). The analysis focuses on the ability of these
initiatives to establish themselves as autonomous organisations. It finds considerable
variation across the cases in this respect. Following on from this, the paper shows how
different administrative and institutional environments in different EU member states
affect the ability of Euroregions to engage in policy entrepreneurship. It concludes that
is it premature to perceive Euroregions as new types of regional territorial entities;
rather, they are part of the policy innovation scenario enabled by EU multi-level
governance.
2006-06-14 14:27:51
cross-border region
Euroregion
policy entrepreneurship
multi-level governance
Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified