CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2012
| Author | Silina, Madara |
|---|---|
| Title | "European Sub-national Authority Networks in Development Cooperation: Myth or Reality?" |
| Summary | This paper explores the reasons behind the emergence of European local and regional authority networks in development cooperation and the role of European Commission funding in network emergence and sustainability. By using Kingdon’s policy stream model in a critical realist ontological setting the paper reveals the complex mechanisms behind network development and sustainability, which have been neglected in existing research. Basing on interviews with main network actors permanent secretariat employees, European Union representatives and partners, policy documents and the network mapping software the paper argues for the network dependency on EU funding. The case studies show that networks change their agenda to sustain the EU funding or are closely incorporated as knowledge communities for the Commission. It also depicts the power disparities, despite the horizontal arrangements of networks and lack of assumed knowledge exchange and socialization among its members. These findings can help better understand the recent trend in local and regional authority emergence and serve as a ground for future policy development to foster their sustainability and independence. |
| Supervisor | Stone, Diane Lesley |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2012/silina_madara.pdf |
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