A 'Macro-regional' Europe in the Making

A 'Macro-regional' Europe in the Making

Author: Stefan Gänzle

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-10-19

Total Pages: 220

ISBN-13: 1137509724

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Macro-regional strategies seek to improve the interplay of the EU with existing regimes and institutions, and foster coherence of transnational policies. Drawing on macro-regional governance and Europeanization, this edited volume provides an overview of processes of macro-regionalization in Europe displaying evidence of their significant impact.


Regional Governance in the EU

Regional Governance in the EU

Author: Gabriele Abels

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1788978625

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The role of regions in the European Union has been frequently debated since the 1980s. This comprehensive book provides a thorough overview of the issue from a variety of perspectives, analysing regional governance and territorial dynamics in the EU and its member states. Focusing on the implications of the democratisation–regionalisation nexus, it argues that a ‘Europe with the regions’ may promote good governance and ameliorate the democratic deficits of the EU.


Transregional Europe

Transregional Europe

Author: William Outhwaite

Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing

Published: 2020-04-13

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 178769495X

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Transregional Europe integrates work in human geography and planning with related scholarship in history and the other social sciences, covering public perceptions of European macro-regions and EU macro-regional planning.


Post-conflict Security, Peace and Development

Post-conflict Security, Peace and Development

Author: Christine Atieno

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-11-02

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 3030017400

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This book examines links between post-conflict security, peace and development in Africa, Latin America, Europe and New Zealand. Young peace researchers from the Global South (Uganda, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Brazil, Colombia) as well as from Italy and New Zealand address in case studies traumas in Northern Uganda, demobilisation and reintegration of ex-combatants in the Ivory Coast, economic and financial management of terrorism in Kenya, organised crime in Brazil, mental health issues in Colombia, macro realism in Europe and global defence reforms within the military apparatus since 1990. The book reviews linkages between regional stability, development and peace in post-conflict societies while adding on to the post 2015 international agenda and discusses linkages between peace, security and development.


Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU

Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU

Author: Simona Piattoni

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2016-08-26

Total Pages: 576

ISBN-13: 1784715670

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This Handbook covers all major aspects of EU Cohesion policy, one of the most significant areas of intervention of the European Union. Over five parts, It discusses this policy’s history and governing principles; the theoretical approaches from which it can be assessed; the inter-institutional and multi-level dynamics that it tends to elicit; its practical implementation and impact on EU member states; its interactions with other EU policies and strategies; and the cognitive maps and narratives with which it can be associated. An absolute must for all students of the EU.


European Territorial Cooperation

European Territorial Cooperation

Author: Eduardo Medeiros

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-03-31

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 3319748874

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This book fills an existing academic literature gap by providing a sound and synthetic analysis on the process of European Territorial Cooperation over the last 30 years. This follows from the support from the former EU INTERREG Community Initiative, since 1989, later transformed into the second main goal of EU Cohesion Policy, by 2007: European Territorial Cooperation - ECT. In order to present the ECT process in a more comprehensive manner, and to be the main literature reference regarding this process in the decades to come, this book is divided into four different sections and 12 chapters. The first section summarizes the main impacts and added-value from ETC experiences while proposing the elevation of the ETC goals within EU Cohesion Policies. The second section addresses the process of cross-border cooperation, and namely its impact in reducing border obstacles and supporting ever growing number of cross-border entities. The third section elaborates on the second most important ETC process (transnational cooperation) with a similar approach. Finally, a last section debates the future scenarios for this process in Europe.


The Rise of Common Political Order

The Rise of Common Political Order

Author: Jarle Trondal

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2017-08-25

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1786435004

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The Rise of Common Political Order brings together leading research focusing on the conditions for the formation of common political order in Europe. The book aims to define common political order in conceptual terms, to study instances of order formation at different levels of governance and ultimately to comprehend how they profoundly challenge inherent political orders.


Governing Territorial Development in the Western Balkans

Governing Territorial Development in the Western Balkans

Author: Erblin Berisha

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-06-19

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 3030721248

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This book offers a multifaceted overview of the evolution of spatial development, governance and planning in the Western Balkans from an institutionalist perspective. Written by experts in the field, it features various regional and national studies covering topics such as regional and spatial planning, territorial development and governance, and regional and cross-border cooperation in the Western Balkans. Offering a wealth of national, regional and local insights on territorial cooperation, development and planning, this book will appeal to scholars in regional and spatial sciences and related fields alike.


Cross-border spatial development in Bavaria

Cross-border spatial development in Bavaria

Author: Tobias Chilla

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2022-04-14

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 3888384389

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There are a number of reasons for considering the cross-border dimension of Bavarias spatial development at the present time. First, there is a new awareness of cross-border development issues on the level of the federal state of Bavaria. This is particularly related to the border between Bavaria and the Czech Republic, which is so historically and politically complex that it has long been difficult to address on the Prague-Munich diplomatic level. Tangible developments have recently been seen here on the middle level. At the same time the start of the macro-regional strategy EUSALP has led to increased discussion of spatial development instruments in the Alpine region. Second, the significance of borders was placed on the political agenda with unexpected force by the flows of refugees that largely began in 2015. After many years of widespread talk of a borderlessEurope, debates about refugee policies and border controls have made clear that the internal European borders still have considerable political significance. In Bavaria this mainly affects its border region with Austria. Third, a new impetus in cross-border cooperation on the European level can be identified: in recent years the focus was on activities in the immediate border area based on INTERREG-A and Euroregions. These remain important, but there is also a new impetus on the higher level, where macro-regions and numerous bilateral and multilateral forms of cooperation are creating new constellations. In Bavaria this can be seen particularly in the relatively new European Region of Danube-Vltava and through involvement in the Danube and Alpine macro-regions.


The EU and the Baltic Sea Area

The EU and the Baltic Sea Area

Author: Allan Rosas

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2023-06-15

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 1509956263

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This book explores the role of the European Union (EU) in the cooperation and regulation of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR), from both an institutional and substantive perspective. It particularly focuses on the role of the Union in advancing the broader marine governance framework in the region. Questions investigated include: in what way does the Union participate in, or otherwise influence, the activities of States, international organisations and other actors involved in BSR cooperation and regulation, and what is the importance and substantive outcome of the Union's specific role in this respect? How has the membership of eight out of nine Baltic Sea coastal States in the EU affected cooperation in the region, in terms of substance as well as procedure, and what is the influence of the BSR over the EU? These questions are discussed from different perspectives by leading experts in both the fields of EU law and the law of the BSR.