Transnational Cooperation—The Underutilized Potential of the European LEADER Method

Pylkkänen, Päivi; Hyyryläinen, Torsti; Navarro, Francisco

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“…Also, in the Czech Republic the international cooperation of LAGs attracted less attention when compared to local issues. An analysis of the content of articles related to the LEADER programme in regional newspapers indicated that only 5% of them provided information on the international activity of LAGs (Lošťák & Hudečková, 2010) An analysis of European LAGs' international cooperation projects in the 2007-2013 programming period by Pylkkänen et al (2020) found that local rural stakeholders showed little interest in developing international contacts. Krasniqi (2020) reported the cooperation of the Vitia LAG in Kosovo with the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in the area of training local leaders.…”

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Cross-border Cooperation Between Local Action Groups from Poland and the Czech Republic: Three Case Studies

Furmankiewicz¹,

Trnková²

2022

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Hradec Economic Days 2022

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The paper presents three case studies of cooperation projects involving Local Action Groups (LAGs) from Poland and the Czech Republic. The research involved an analysis of the content of documents, LAG websites and interviews with LAG representatives. The projects were financed from the funds of "Sub-measure 19.3" of the 2014-2020 Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Poland. The aims of the projects concerned, among others: promoting the area of the LAG by exchanging experiences related to tradition, culture, including the promotion of healthy or traditional local dishes; promoting methods of waste segregation and processing; and developing local tourist services throughinternational promotion and networking of services. As the main difficulty the respondents indicated differences in the principles behind accounting the projects, which had to be settled separately with regard to national RDP programmes, even though they are components of a single cooperation project. Czech respondents pointed to a high level of limitations regarding the scope of financing LAG activities. The COVID-19 pandemic, language barriers and geographical distance were mentioned much less. Cross-border cooperation between the LAGs remains relatively weak as partnerships tend to focus on local issues and needs. This may limit the diffusion of innovation and good practices between rural areas.

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“…Individual LAG engagement in national and international cooperation projects, involving from two to a dozen LAGs, may also be of great importance for local development (Pylkkänen et al, 2020). Collaboration projects usually consist of joint activities over a specified period of time and are financed by the EU or using other sources.…”

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Cross-border Cooperation Between Local Action Groups from Poland and the Czech Republic: Three Case Studies

Furmankiewicz¹,

Trnková²

2022

Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Hradec Economic Days 2022

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“…Challenges attached to such demanding cooperative frameworks might constitute an insurmountable obstacle for many LAGs and lead to the low number of transnational cooperation across the EU (Pylkkänen et al, 2020). This raises questions why neither higher administrative units of national and regional actors nor local actors have put substantial efforts into action to overcome shortages in addressing cooperation potential and raising capacity at local level.…”

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“…The increased territorial focus of these projects and the enhanced cooperation processes in the administration and among regional actors demonstrate the innovative power of this program development. It is particularly suitable for enabling trans-national projects and new forms of cooperation and can thus contribute to reinforce this aspect of regional strategy development and the effectiveness of activities (Pylkkänen et al, 2020).…”

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“…All over the consecutive LEADER programme periods trans-national cooperation was presented as the particular feature for extending learning experiences which would enhance local assets through increased cross-fertilization of ideas, concepts and approaches (Kasabov, 2014). However, the potential signposted in conceptualizing was hardly realized in programming and implementation reality due to overwhelming constraints in institutional settings and slow advancement of local capacity (Pylkkänen et al, 2020). Studies aiming to take account of the long-term effects and the innovative content of LEADER did not just point to positive local outcomes, but highlighted also shortcomings in achieving the desired effects with regard to innovation, cross-sectoral integration, involvement and strategic outline (Navarro et al, 2015;.…”

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Enhancing local development through trans-regional cooperation: Lessons from long-term practice of the LEADER concept

Dax¹

2021

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Resumen: Durante mucho tiempo se consideró que el desarrollo local combinaba múltiples esfuerzos para fortalecer las zonas desfavorecidas o remotas, con riesgo de periferización o incluso de marginación. A partir de los años ochenta, la concienciación sobre el potencial endógeno y los servicios rurales permitió centrarse más en la capacidad de acción y cambio local específico de cada territorio. Este cambio en la política regional promovió el apoyo a los territorios rurales, centrándose especialmente en zonas de geografía específica, como montañas, islas y otros lugares “desfavorecidos”. Calificado como “desarrollo regional endógeno”, este planteamiento queda plasmado en el principal programa de desarrollo local de la UE, el programa LEADER, disponible desde 1991. Aunque se centró en establecer incentivos para el desarrollo en contextos rurales, el rendimiento de las regiones rurales, sin embargo, se estancó desde entonces. Este documento concibe el proceso de desarrollo local y la influencia de la cooperación transregional como los motores decisivos e interrelacionados de todo el proceso. Los efectos limitados podrían estar relacionados con la dependencia del camino, el bloqueo institucional y el escaso reconocimiento y énfasis en el papel crucial de la innovación social, lo que ahoga la necesaria adaptación de las políticas. Sin embargo, la orientación hacia la combinación de la experiencia y la contribución de los sistemas de conocimiento externos, con la singularidad y los activos locales, son aspectos que podrían contribuir de manera decisiva a los incentivos y cambios sociales tan deseados. Palabras clave: Desarrollo rural, LEADER, innovación social, cooperación transnacional, desarrollo local dirigido por la comunidad. Abstract: For long, local development was seen as combining multiple efforts for strengthening areas that were either disadvantaged or remote, at-risk of peripheralization or even of marginalization. Since the 1980s an emerging awareness of endogenous potential and rural amenities enabled a stronger focus on the area-specific capability for local action and change. This shift in regional policy instigated support for remote places, focusing particularly on areas of specific geographies, like mountains, islands and other places of “disadvantage”. Referred to as “endogenous regional development” that approach is epitomized by the main local development scheme of the EU, the LEADER programme which was available since 1991. While it focused on setting development incentives in rural contexts, the performance of rural regions, nevertheless, stagnated since then. This paper conceives the local development process and the influence by trans-regional cooperation as the decisive, inter-related drivers. Limited effects might be linked to path dependency, institutional lock-in and little recognition and emphasis on the crucial role of social innovation, stifling required policy adaptation. Yet, particularly the orientation on combining the experience and contribution of external knowledge systems with uniqueness and local assets might contribute decisively to the long-desired incentives and social changes. Key words: Rural development, LEADER, social innovation, trans-national cooperation, community-led local development.

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Territorial Cooperation for Sustainable Development in the Framework of Fisheries Local Action Groups. The Case of Galicia (Spain)

García

Antelo

2020

New Metropolitan Perspectives

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Transnational Cooperation—The Underutilized Potential of the European LEADER Method

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Cross-border Cooperation Between Local Action Groups from Poland and the Czech Republic: Three Case Studies

Cross-border Cooperation Between Local Action Groups from Poland and the Czech Republic: Three Case Studies

Enhancing local development through trans-regional cooperation: Lessons from long-term practice of the LEADER concept

Territorial Cooperation for Sustainable Development in the Framework of Fisheries Local Action Groups. The Case of Galicia (Spain)

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