Experimentalist governance in a multi-level environment: the EU’s macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea and Danube Regions

Gänzle, Stefan; Mirtl, Jörg

doi:10.4337/9781786435002.00016

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“…They may be adversely impacted by a lack of experience of transnational operating procedures (Gänzle & Mirtl, 2017). This not only is problematic from an information transmission perspective but also undermines the EUSBSR's capacity to foster learning.…”

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The potential to foster governance learning in the Baltic Sea Region: Network governance of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Grönholm

Jetoo

2019

Env Pol Gov

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The Baltic Sea ecosystem is displaying symptoms of extreme stress from multiple sources. These complex and "wicked" problems require cooperation by actors for multidisciplinary pooling of knowledge to completely understand the problem and adaptively learn in order to develop appropriate policy strategies. Inherent in the design of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) is the promise to foster cooperation by key BSR network governance actors, connecting them to develop joint policy arrangements needed for governing the challenges of the Baltic Sea. The EUSBSR is the key knowledge broker in the region and has the capacity to augment BSR network governance of the Baltic Sea. Despite the importance of knowledge transmission and policy learning to the EUSBSR, there has been no formal study of it in the literature. This paper aims to make a theoretical contribution to the literature by evaluating the latent potential of the EUSBSR to foster policy learning across BSR governance networks. It does this through document analysis focussing on the interaction platforms of the EUSBSR that interconnects BSR governance networks across policy sectors.

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confidence: 99%

“…National-level actors do not necessarily have the contextual intelligence required to inform learning processes. They may be adversely impacted by a lack of experience of transnational operating procedures (Gänzle & Mirtl, 2017).…”

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The potential to foster governance learning in the Baltic Sea Region: Network governance of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

Grönholm

Jetoo

2019

Env Pol Gov

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“…Numerous scientific publications have been elaborated to contribute to this discourse. A majority of these were related to the EUSBSR or its comparison with other EU strategies (Bengtsson, 2009;Dubois, Hedin, Schmitt, & Sterling, 2009;Dühr, 2011;Gänzle, 2017Gänzle, , 2018Gänzle, & Kern, 2016;Gänzle, & Mirtl, 2017;Gänzle, & Wulf, 2014;Schymik, 2011;Schymik, & Krumrey, 2009;Zaucha 2010Zaucha , 2013Zaucha, & Török, 2011). Such immense inspiration of the social sciences with new a research topic should definitely be treated as a tangible achievement of the EUSBSR.…”

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EU macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea Region after 2020. A nutshell of beauty and possibilities

Zaucha¹,

Pyć²,

Böhme³

et al. 2019

Eur. XXI

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The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, that celebrates this year in Gdańsk its tenth anniversary, has been considered by many scholars and the decision makers as the model example of the soft governance that has gained in importance in the enlarged European Union (EU). The paper analyses the achievements and shortcomings of the Strategy from economic perspective with focus on externalities, public goods (also club goods, common-pool resources), economies of scale and scope and transaction costs. Two cases: Single Market for services and innovation spillovers are discussed more in depth. The analysis of these challenges and opportunities as well as the performance of the Strategy in the past and comparative analysis of its various evaluations allow authors to formulate several assumptions that should save the Strategy for the future. Their essence is related to mainstreaming of the Strategy into the EU and national policies (ensuring its stronger policy impact), strengthening strategic, visionary approach of the Strategy (e.g. facilitating large Baltic projects), better alignment with the business sector activities (understanding and addressing this sector expectations towards macro-regional co-operation) and acknowledgement of macro-regional solidarity as a foundation of the common efforts. Without all these, the Strategy might follow the case of the Baltic Development Forum that ceased to exist despite its evident positive effects for the entire region. Soft governance is difficult but promising as an alternative to the overgrowing sentiments towards centralisation. Thus, to avoid the impression of the "Titanic ball" Gdańsk celebrations should provide a new start instead of the business as usual and manifestation of shallow self-satisfaction.

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“…This is illustrated by the regular adjustments and revisions of macro--regional action plans and policy frameworks. Gänzle (2017) and Gänzle and Mirtl (2017) combine these notions of 'multilevel' and 'experimentalist' governance in their accounts of MRS. A similar type approach prevails in Plangger's descriptions of parallel empowerment and institutional reconfiguration processes in the EUSALP (2016, 2017). Piattoni (2016) provides a wide theoretical backdrop for these accounts.…”

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The role of environmental issues in the adoption processes of European Union macro-regional strategies

Gloersen

Balsiger

Cugusi

et al. 2019

Environmental Science & Policy

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European macro-regional strategies (MRSs) are established around physical features such as seas, mountain ranges and river basins. They focus on a new type of policy-making area (the 'macro-regions') while seeking to design and implement innovative governance approaches. They are therefore considered innovative both in their geographical focus (in the context of EU policies) and in their approach to policy design, adoption and implementation. The present article argues that the analysis of this development can usefully be informed by different theories referring to the notion of 'functions', drawn from political science on the one hand, and from geography and planning on the other. On this basis, it applies a multidisciplinary perspective to the analysis of the role environmental issues have played in the emergence and adoption of macro-regional strategies. This allows for a comprehensive assessment of the role of environmental issues in the adoption of macro-regional strategies, as well as some of their inherent weaknesses.

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Experimentalist governance in a multi-level environment: the EU’s macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea and Danube Regions

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The potential to foster governance learning in the Baltic Sea Region: Network governance of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

The potential to foster governance learning in the Baltic Sea Region: Network governance of the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

EU macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea Region after 2020. A nutshell of beauty and possibilities

The role of environmental issues in the adoption processes of European Union macro-regional strategies

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