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Governance in a Multi-level System: Clarifying an Ambiguous Concept

Governance in a Multi-level System: Clarifying an Ambiguous Concept. A Political Science View Beate Kohler-Koch University of Mannheim. A consensus view on multi-level governance. Multi-level: dispersion of authority to separately constituted but interdependent levels of jurisdiction

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Governance in a Multi-level System: Clarifying an Ambiguous Concept

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  1. Governance in a Multi-level System: Clarifying an Ambiguous Concept A Political Science View Beate Kohler-Koch University of Mannheim

  2. A consensus view on multi-level governance • Multi-level: • dispersion of authority to separately constituted but interdependent levels of jurisdiction • Governance: • not hierarchical steering by a government, rather sustaining co-ordination and compliance among a wide variety of (public and private) actors in highly differentiated negotiation systems CONNEX Mid-term Conference, Mannheim, 3 - 5 November 2005

  3. Not one, but two concepts on multi-level governance • A governance / policy-making approach (MLG) • A governance / system transformation approach CONNEX Mid-term Conference, Mannheim, 3 - 5 November 2005

  4. A governance / policy-making approach (MLG) • A compelling description of how the EU actually operates • System characteristics: • Multiplicity of arenas and actors • Problem areas: • Coordination • Resources • Interaction effects CONNEX Mid-term Conference, Mannheim, 3 - 5 November 2005

  5. A governance / policy-making approach (MLG) • Insight gained • EU, a paradigm example of post-modern governance? • Caveats and deficiencies • „Big Mac“, not a sandwhich: governance with governments • How to generalize in face of complexity and variations in context variables? CONNEX Mid-term Conference, Mannheim, 3 - 5 November 2005

  6. A governance / system transformation approach • A sui generis view on integration and governance • The dual character of EU governance: shaping policy and polity • Trans-national politics with national constituencies CONNEX Mid-term Conference, Mannheim, 3 - 5 November 2005

  7. A governance / system transformation approach • Interdependence of governance and system building • „Faustian bargains“ + institutional reforms through the back-door • Policy-making without politics: technocracy + „epistemic communities“ • Institutional reform built on travelling ideas CONNEX Mid-term Conference, Mannheim, 3 - 5 November 2005

  8. Conclusions Efficient and democratic governance in a multi-level Europe: Do our research questions and strategies meet the challenge? CONNEX Mid-term Conference, Mannheim, 3 - 5 November 2005

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