Recently, political science has seen an intense debate about the phenomenon of “governance”. The aim of this paper is … to clarify the basic concepts that are at the heart of this debate, notably “governance” and “modes of governance”. It … classified according to whether they emphasise the politics, polity or policy dimensions of governance. We use these categories …

seems only partly steered and forged by the domestic top ministerial leadership, and partly affected by the import of policy …

-making is still a relevant governance mechanism in the European multi-level system. At the national level,a diversity of systems … (notably in social policy). It seems that corporatist governance still has a role to play, especially in the context of …

-fold classification of EU modes of governance is developed based on the dimensions of centralization/dispersion (of authority), strict …

Within the discussion on European governance and constitutional reforms of the EU polity the so-called "open method of … deepening integration within a multi-level governance system, if it is applied within certain boundaries and under specific …

Recently, 'new modes of governance' based on voluntary performance standards, rather than compulsory regulation, have … gained salience in European Union governance. Can these 'new modes of governance' offer a credible solution to the challenges … governance in the light of theoretical approaches to the EU polity. While current theories of European governance shed some light …