Decentralising competences in multi-level systems: insights from the regulation of genetically modified organisms

Tosun, Jale; Hartung, Ulrich

doi:10.1080/01402382.2017.1395253

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“…These are important findings because the composition of regional government may have a large impact on public policy -see e.g. Kleider et al (2017) on subnational expenditures on education, Huwyler et al (2017) and Tosun and Ulrich-Hartung (2017) on European policy-making -and the extent to which voters will hold regional government accountable -see e.g. León et al (2017).…”

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A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

Schakel

Massetti

2017

West European Politics

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A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

Schakel

Massetti

2017

West European Politics

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“…According to theories of bureaucracy, it may first appear counterintuitive to expect that EU organs are willing to delegate authority at all. Empirically, however, several examples exist demonstrating a delegation of authority on the part of EU organs to other EU‐level organizations such as EU agencies (see, e.g., Egeberg and Trondal ), IOs (see, e.g., Mügge ) or member states (see, e.g., Tosun and Hartung ). Depending on the theory from which one draws, the motivations for delegating authority vary.…”

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From environmental policy concepts to practicable tools: Knowledge creation and delegation in multilevel systems

Tosun

Francesco

Peters

2019

Public Administration

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The problem‐solving capacity and problem‐generating potential of multilevel systems entail the need for the delegation of authority. When the problem concerned is about how to put an abstract policy concept into a practicable policy tool, the choice of the respective delegation trajectory depends on the policy models or the policy‐relevant knowledge that the respective political levels can supply. When regarding the European Union (EU) level as the starting point of knowledge creation and delegation trajectories, and concentrating on transaction costs, policy knowledge and models generated at the international level provide the most cost‐effective solution. Only when the international level is not able to provide further policy knowledge and innovation does the EU delegate its definitional authority, first downward to the member states and then sideways to EU agencies. We illustrate the plausibility of our dynamic understanding of multilevel governance by using Environmental Policy Integration as an example.

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“…These bans had to be based on new findings on risks for human health or the environment. Only since 2015, member states may also enact cultivation bans on socio-economic or other grounds [12,19]. In Germany, the main competencies for regulating GMO cultivation are located at the federal level.…”

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“…Research has concentrated on GMO regulatory activities on supranational, national, and regional levels, as well as on the interdependencies between these levels [2,5,[7][8][9][10][11][12]. This study complements previous research by investigating regulatory action on a level of GMO governance that has been scarcely analyzed in this regard yet: the local level.…”

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The Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms on a Local Level: Exploring the Determinants of Cultivation Bans

Hartung

Schaub

2018

Sustainability

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This study investigates municipalities’ regulatory activities in the field of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for agricultural use. To explore the determinants of these activities, the case of Germany was selected as in this country, municipalities have legal possibilities to impose local GMO cultivation bans. Using data from 131 local council resolutions, the combination of qualitative and quantitative content analysis shows that, in most cases, no single factors, but a variety of factors lead to regulatory activity. The study reveals that functional motivations to prevent negative socio-economic effects or impacts on the environment or human health are decisive for municipalities’ decisions to regulate. Furthermore, the results of the quantitative analysis unveil that municipalities often refer to both socio-economic reasons and risks for the environment and human health when justifying their decisions. Moreover, the results indicate that local policymakers impose popular cultivation bans to promote their own political success. Finally, the horizontal diffusion of regulations between municipalities, but also vertical diffusion from higher political levels can be observed. Overall, the results of this study on GMOs on a local level further emphasize the importance of analyzing the interdependencies between agroecosystems and socio-economic systems in their full complexity.

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Decentralising competences in multi-level systems: insights from the regulation of genetically modified organisms

Cited by 17 publications

References 36 publications

A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

A world of difference: the sources of regional government composition and alternation

From environmental policy concepts to practicable tools: Knowledge creation and delegation in multilevel systems

The Regulation of Genetically Modified Organisms on a Local Level: Exploring the Determinants of Cultivation Bans

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