Recognising demographically declining areas in EU Cohesion Policy: a Case-Study of Multilevel Coalition Building

Pazos-Vidal, Serafín

doi:10.1080/13673882.2021.00001102

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“…Despite the growing attention which has expanded the volume of research and interest, shrinkage has struggled to climb the priority list of policy makers at supra-local level (Bernt et al 2014). The latest developments in Cohesion policy would suggest that demographic decline has finally gained attention, but several doubts have immediately been cast on the inbuilt resistance to recognise the structural decline of shrinking areas, and the perduring lack of structured interventions (Pazos-vidal 2021). In this policy context, the Conference on the Future of Europe constitutes an EU-wide initiative of citizen engagement, allowing them to influence the future policy agenda of the EU (European Commission, 2020b) and revamp the interest around socio-economic difficulties of shrinking areas.…”

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“…These are indicated to receive attention by the Member States for developing specific local action plans in the new programming period. Whilst this constitutes a significant novelty for shrinkage in the European debate, it is the result of a watered-down compromise, as negotiations narratives suggest that the ambitious goal of 5% earmarked funds had to be scrapped from the Regulation in favour of the present non-binding formulation (Pazos-vidal 2021).…”

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“…Moreover, it has been immediately pointed out that inconsistencies and dispersion between concurring policies and lack of binding elements within them signal an inbuilt resistance to recognise these areas facing structural decline. The limited political interest and the narrowness of the policy constellations behind this theme have limited the potential of a true change of pace for shrinkage in EU policy making (Pazos-vidal 2021). Symptomatic of this is the lack of reference to the definition in relevant policy documents in the field (European Commission, 2021).…”

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Proposals of European Citizens for Reviving the Future of Shrinking Areas

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2021

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Shrinkage, depopulation and the related structural decline threaten development trajectories of more than a quarter of European territories from the present until 2050. In April 2021, the European Commission has launched the Conference on the Future of Europe to involve citizens and players beyond the traditional actors in shaping future policy agendas. The initiative consists of a wide-scale citizen engagement policy offering them a digital framework to actively contribute to the most relevant debates from April to December 2021. Given that shrinkage is a neglected theme in traditional policy arenas, this article examines the proposals of European citizens for reviving the future of shrinking areas. Through content analysis, the article highlights a limited relative presence of shrinkage in the Conference debate. Nevertheless, the results offer insights into the thematic concentration and the affinity of shrinkage with the most popular policy debates. The article also discusses the content of citizens’ ideas for the future of shrinking areas, thus offering concrete proposals that may fuel the definition of future policy agendas.

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“Emptied Spain” and the limits of domestic and EU territorial mobilisation

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2022

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The term “España Vaciada” has recently been coined to define the long-term trend of depopulation in Spain´s inland areas. It has gained traction as it spilled over from a local issue to the national agenda. At the same time, the European Union has made steps to give greater prevalence to the topic of demographic decline. This article maps out and provides a narrative of the failed attempts of territorial mobilisation around this issue since 2016. It examines a number of territorial actors as they try to are shape both Spain´s Demographic strategy against demographic decline as well as their rent-seeking efforts towards EU Cohesion Policy post 2020 by way of maps and a novel definition. They try to address the same territorial challenge, the growing depopulation of vast areas of inland Spain, but are unable to coalesce around common solutions due to their different priorities and approaches.

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Recognising demographically declining areas in EU Cohesion Policy: a Case-Study of Multilevel Coalition Building

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Proposals of European Citizens for Reviving the Future of Shrinking Areas

Proposals of European Citizens for Reviving the Future of Shrinking Areas

“Emptied Spain” and the limits of domestic and EU territorial mobilisation

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