multi-level governance within member states and, if so, of what type(s), and through what processes. The empirical focus is …-level governance in the period of EU membership. The British case is analyzed in relation to developments across the EU. Thus, the main … purpose is to establish whether EU cohesion policy has promoted multi-level governance in Britain and other member states and …

directions and research agendas? How promising are terms such as “governance” and “the new governance” for improving the … understanding how the Union is overned and whether, and to what degree, there is a transformation in its system of governance? This … reference, and getting beyond the tyranny of dichotomies. It is acknowledged that the “governance turn” in EU-studies is an …

The EU is frequently understood as a special kind of governance system characterized by its strong degree of … national and subnational levels, as well as organized non-state interests. Nowhere is this kind of multi-level governance as …-established consultative system? We observe a proliferation over time and across sectors of this mode of governance. The use of Expert group …

Economic globalisation fosters transnational systems of governance that are seen to threaten nationally based systems … are the prospects for democratising transnational governance structures? In other words can democracy be disassociated … from government ? Second, what is the role of the EU – is it a transnational governance system or a fledgling system of …