The role of regional and local authorities in EU development policies in the perspective of the Committee of the Regions. Multi-level governance revisited in the times of crisis

• Authors: Borońska-Hryniewiecka Karolina

Title variants

PL

Rola władz regionalnych i lokalnych w unijnej polityce rozwoju z perspektywy Komitetu Regionów. Rządzenie wielopoziomowe w dobie kryzysu

• Languages of publication: EN PL

Abstracts

EN

Regional and local authorities today face a twofold challenge of delivering locally responsive policies in accordance with EU development goals. For this reason they need to align their development strategies with European guidelines. This paper determines the drivers and hindering factors behind the effective involvement of local and regional authorities in drafting and implementing EU policies with territorial impact. It evaluates several examples of multi-level governance operating in the institutional context of the EU and identifies its most important weaknesses such as lack of regional administrative capacities; insufficient Europeanization of subnational elites and inadequate communication between EU, national and regional levels.

PL

Władze regionalne i lokalne stoją obecnie przed podwójnym wyzwaniem projektowania własnych strategii rozwoju regionalnego w taki sposób, aby z jednej strony realizowały one potrzeby i oczekiwania wspólnoty regionalnej, z drugiej natomiast odpowiadały celom rozwojowym UE. Poniższy artykuł podejmuje próbę oceny efektywności wybranych mechanizmów rządzenia wielopoziomowego, które pozwalają na włączenie władz regionalnych i lokalnych w proces tworzenia oraz implementacji polityk unijnych. Przeprowadzona analiza wskazuje na szereg słabości w systemie rządzenia wielopoziomowego, tj. brak lokalnych zasobów administracyjnych, niedostateczna europeizacja elit regionalnych oraz słaba komunikacja pomiędzy poziomem unijnym, narodowym i regionalnym.

Keywords

EN

multi-level governance; regional development; European Union; Strategy Europe 2020

PL

rządzenie wielopoziomowe; rozwój regionalny; Unia Europejska; Strategia Europa 2020

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Warszawski. Instytut Ameryk i Europy. Centrum Europejskich Studiów Regionalnych i Lokalnych (EUROREG)
• Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
• Year: 2013
• Issue: 3(53)
• Pages: 21-38

Contributors

author

Borońska-Hryniewiecka Karolina

• Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7366/1509499535302