Polycentricity in the European Union

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?

ISBN:	9781108423540
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Imprint:	Cambridge University Press
Published date:	11 Apr 2019
DEWEY:	340.9094
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xxiv, 317
Weight:	608g
Height:	221mm
Width:	161mm
Spine width:	24mm

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