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The role of epistemic communities and expert knowledge in the European neighbourhood policy
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posted on 2020-02-25, 13:34 authored by Christos KourtelisThis article fills a gap in the literature on the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) by examining the
role that epistemic communities play in the policy. It follows an interdisciplinary approach for
categorising their role in the ENP and the use of their knowledge by policymakers. Based on the
examination of two key areas of the ENP, anti-corruption and rural development, the study challenges
one-dimensional assumptions, which claim that expertise and knowledge improve the technicaleconomic efficiency of EU policies. The findings of this research suggest that the knowledge of
epistemic communities takes three different forms for policymakers: political/symbolic, instrumental
and conceptual.
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Department
- Politics and International Studies
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Journal of European IntegrationVolume
43Issue
3Pages
279-294Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)Version
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
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© Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis GroupPublisher statement
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of European Integration on 12 March 2020, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/07036337.2020.1739031.Acceptance date
2020-02-24Publication date
2020-03-12Copyright date
2020ISSN
0703-6337eISSN
1477-2280Publisher version
Language
- en
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Dr Christos Kourtelis. Deposit date: 24 February 2020Usage metrics
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