<b>RESUMEN</b><br> <br> El principio de gobernanza multi-nivel rige los fondos estructurales. Este trabajo examina la "traducción" de este concepto en los casos español y francés a través del programa INTERREG que fomenta el desarrollo en las zonas fronterizas de Europa. Mientras los gobiernos autonómicos...

In this paper we investigate the impact of the implementation of EU programmes on substate actors, and more specifically regional ones. We focus on the case of the INTERREG cross-border initiative in France and Spain between 2000 and 2003, and whether INTERREG succeeded in empowering regional...

This article assesses the conditions, context and consequences of the European Union's role in conflict transformation through cross-border activity on the island of Ireland via analysis of interviews with individuals directly involved in EU-facilitated cross-border programmes, as 'mediators' of...

Books reviewed in this article: Accountability and Legitimacy in the European Union, edited by A. Arnull and D. Wincott Accountability in the European Union, by C. Harlow Les Commissaires Europeans: Technocrates, diplomates ou politiques? by J. Joana and A. Smith Between Empire and Alliance:...