UID:
almahu_9948108497402882
Format:
1 online resource (xxiv, 317 pages) :
,
digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
9781108528771 (ebook)
Content:
Supranational governance is being challenged by politicians and citizens around the EU as over-centralized and undemocratic. This book is premised on the idea that polycentric governance, developed by Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, is a fruitful place to start for addressing this challenge. Assessing the presence of, and potential for, polycentric governance within the EU means approaching established principles and practices from a new perspective. While the debate on these issues is rich, longstanding and interdisciplinary, it has proven difficult to sidestep the 'renationalisation/federalisation' dichotomy. The aim of this volume is not to reject the EU's institutional structure but provide a different benchmark for the assessment of its functioning. Polycentric theory highlights the importance of multilevel horizontal relationships within the EU - between states, but also between many sub-state actors, all the way down to individuals. This helps us answer the question: how do we achieve self-governance in an interdependent world?
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Mar 2019).
Additional Edition:
Print version: ISBN 9781108423540
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108528771