Multilevel Union Administration

Egeberg, Morten

doi:10.1057/9780230502222

Building Joint Crisis Management Capacity? Comparing Civil Security Systems in 22 European Countries

Kuipers¹,

Boin²,

Bossong³

et al. 2015

Risk, Hazards &Amp; Crisis in Public Policy

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A series of transboundary crises and disasters has increased pressure on European states to cooperate in the realm of crisis and disaster management. The European Union has taken an active role to connect national capacities of member states. Little is known, however, about the compatibilities of national civil protection systems. This article attempts to fill that void. We draw on a comparative study on 22 European states and highlight similarities as well as patterns of variation. We explore how different states define the role of government during crises and disasters; we map the administrative structures and procedures in place to provide civil security. We also assess the quality of these systems. Our findings reveal that administrative responsibilities, legal frameworks and operational practices differ markedly, as the national systems are rooted in national contexts and historical experiences. In the light of our findings, we contemplate what role the EU can play to build joint transboundary crisis management capacity.

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“Europe of Knowledge:” Search for a New Pact

Gornitzka¹,

Maassen²,

Olsen³

et al.

Higher Education Dynamics

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The emergence of regulatory agencies is widely considered as the institutional hallmark of the regulatory state and has attracted considerable academic attention. Moreover, research shows that national regulatory agencies are increasingly integrated into transnational regulatory networks. This paper argues that research on regulatory agencies and networks is based on an implicit assumption that regulatory agencies are a distinct 'species' of organisations that can be studied without considering other types of agencies. A key insight is that comparative perspectives including regulatory and executive agencies are important to put regulatory scholarship into context and to flesh out the contribution of regulatory scholarship to advance general knowledge on public administration. The paper illustrates such comparative perspectives by reviewing literature on the formal and actual autonomy of agencies, the effect of transnational networks on national agencies, and multilevel coordination in administrative networks.

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Networking Administration in Areas of National Sensitivity: The Commission and European Higher Education

Gornitzka

¹

2009

Higher Education Dynamics

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The emergence of regulatory agencies is widely considered as the institutional hallmark of the regulatory state and has attracted considerable academic attention. Moreover, research shows that national regulatory agencies are increasingly integrated into transnational regulatory networks. This paper argues that research on regulatory agencies and networks is based on an implicit assumption that regulatory agencies are a distinct 'species' of organisations that can be studied without considering other types of agencies. A key insight is that comparative perspectives including regulatory and executive agencies are important to put regulatory scholarship into context and to flesh out the contribution of regulatory scholarship to advance general knowledge on public administration. The paper illustrates such comparative perspectives by reviewing literature on the formal and actual autonomy of agencies, the effect of transnational networks on national agencies, and multilevel coordination in administrative networks.

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Multilevel Union Administration

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Building Joint Crisis Management Capacity? Comparing Civil Security Systems in 22 European Countries

Building Joint Crisis Management Capacity? Comparing Civil Security Systems in 22 European Countries

“Europe of Knowledge:” Search for a New Pact

Networking Administration in Areas of National Sensitivity: The Commission and European Higher Education

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