Handbook on Multi-level Governance

Scholarship of multi-level governance has developed into one of the most innovative themes of research in political science and public policy. This accessible Handbook presents a thorough review of the wide-ranging literature, encompassing various theoretical and conceptual approaches to multi-level governance and their application to policy-making in domestic, regional and global contexts. The importance of multi-level governance in specific policy areas is highlighted, and the contributors - an international group of highly renowned scholars - report on the ways in which their field of specialization is or may be affected by multi-level governance and how developments could affect its conceptualization. European integration is considered from its unique standpoint as the key catalyst in the development of multi-level approaches, and the use of multi-level governance in other parts of the world, at both domestic and regional levels, is also considered in detail before focus is shifted towards global governance. The Handbook concludes with a presentation of six policy fields and instruments affected by multi-level governance, including: social policy, environmental policy, economic policy, international taxation, standard-setting and policing. This comprehensive Handbook takes stock of the vast array of multi-level governance theory and research developed in subfields of political science and public policy, and as such will provide an invaluable reference tool for scholars, researchers and students with a special interest in public policy, regulation and governance. **Contributors:** M.W. Bauer, M. Beisheim, A. Benz, T.A. Börzel, D. Braun, T. Büthe, S. Campe, S. Clarkson, H. Enderlein, B. Geys, A. Graser, T.N. Hale, M. Hallerberg, A. Hassel, E. Herschinger, S. Hix, L. Hooghe, C. Humrich, M. Jachtenfuchs, C. Jeffery, I. Kaul, K.A. Konrad, C. Kraft-Kasack, S. Kuhnle, G. Marks, W. Mattli, F.W. Mayer, A. Obydenkova, B. Rittberger, T. Rixen, A. Sbragia, M. Schäferhoff, F.W. Scharpf, J.A. Scholte, M.A. Schreurs, A.-M. Slaughter, M.B. Stein, W. Swenden, L. Turkewitsch, S. Wälti, B. Zangl, M. Zürn This 'handbook' Presents A Comprehensive Review Of The Wide-ranging Literature, Covering Various Theoretical And Conceptual Approaches To Multi-level Governance, And Their Application To Policy-making In The Domestic, Regional And Global Context. Introduction / Michael Zurn, Sonja Walti And Henrik Enderlein -- Pt. I Analytical Approaches -- 1 Types Of Multi-level Governance / Liesbet Hooghe And Gary Marks -- 2 Federalism And Optimal Allocation Across Levels Of Governance / Benny Geys And Kai A. Konrad -- 3 Multi-level Games / Frederick W. Mayer -- 4 Multi-level Europe : The Case For Multiple Concepts / Fritz W. Scharpf -- 5 Global Governance As Multi-level Governance / Michael Zurn -- Pt. Ii Multi-level Governance In The Domestic Context -- 6 Subnational Participation In National Decisions : The Role Of Second Chambers / Wilfried Swenden -- 7 Multi-level Governance, Decentralization And Fiscal Federalism / Mark Hallerberg -- 8 Multi-level Party Competition In Federal And Regional States / Charlie Jeffery -- 9 Multi-level Governance And Organized Interests / Anke Hassel -- 10 Multi-level Governance In Germany And Switzerland / Dietmar Braun -- 11 Multi-level Governance In Canadian And American Intergovernmental Relations / Michael B. Stein And Lisa Turkewitsch Pt. Iii The Eu As A Multi-level System -- 12 The Institutional Framework Of The European Union / Markus Jachtenfuchs -- 13 The European Union As A Loosely Coupled Multi-level System / Arthur Benz -- 14 Party Politics In The European Union / Simon Hix -- 15 Multi-level Governance And Parliaments In The European Union / Berthold Rittberger -- 16 Regions And The European Union / Michael W. Bauer And Tanja A. Borzel -- Pt. Iv Multi-level Governance And Comparative Regionalism -- 17 Multi-level Governance And Comparative Regionalism / Alberta Sbragia -- 18 Multi-modal Governance In North America / Stephen Clarkson -- 19 Multi-level Governance In Post-soviet Eurasia : Problems And Promises / Anastassia Obydenkova -- 20 Multi-level Governance The Asean Way / Miranda A. Schreurs -- Pt. V Global Governance -- 21 The Changing Role Of The United Nations : Lessons For Multi-level Governance / Inge Kaul -- 22 Global Governance Through Legislation / Christoph Humrich And Bernhard Zangl -- 23 Transgovernmental Networks And Multi-level Governance / Anne-marie Slaughter And Thomas N. Hale 24 Global Governance Through Public : Private Partnerships / Marianne Beisheim, Sabine Campe And Marco Schaferhoff -- 25 Civil Society In Multi-level Governance / Jan Aart Scholte -- Pt. Vi Policy Areas -- 26 Social Policy And Multi-level Governance / Alexander Graser And Stein Kuhnle -- 27 Multi-level Environmental Governance / Sonja Walti -- 28 Economic Policy-making And Multi-level Governance / Henrik Enderlein -- 29 International Taxation And Multi-level Governance / Thomas Rixen -- 30 Standards For Global Markets : Domestic And International Institutions / Tim Buthe And Walter Mattli -- 31 International Policing : Embedding The State Monopoly Of Force / Eva Herschinger, Markus Jachtenfuchs And Christiane Kraft-kasack. Edited By Henrik Enderlein, Sonja Wälti And Michael Zürn. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 2 Copyright 3 Contents 4 Contributors 7 Introduction 10 PART I ANALYTICAL APPROACHES 24 1 Types of multi- level governance 26 2 Federalism and optimal allocation across levels of governance 41 3 Multi-level games 56 4 Multi-level Europe – the case for multiple concepts 75 5 Global governance as multi- level governance 89 PART II MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE IN THE DOMESTIC CONTEXT 110 6 Subnational participation in national decisions: the role of second chambers 112 7 Multi-level governance, decentralization and fiscal federalism 133 8 Multi-level party competition in federal and regional states 145 9 Multi-level governance and organized interests 162 10 Multi-level governance in Germany and Switzerland 177 11 Multi-level governance in Canadian and American intergovernmental relations 193 PART III THE EU AS A MULTI-LEVEL SYSTEM 210 12 The institutional framework of the European Union 212 13 The European Union as a loosely coupled multi-level system 223 14 Party politics in the European Union 236 15 Multi-level governance and parliaments in the European Union 248 16 Regions and the European Union 262 PART IV MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND COMPARATIVE REGIONALISM 274 17 Multi-level governance and comparative regionalism 276 18 Multi-modal governance in North America 288 19 Multi-level governance in post-Soviet Eurasia: problems and promises 301 20 Multi-level governance the ASEAN Way 317 PART V GLOBAL GOVERNANCE 330 21 The changing role of the United Nations: lessons for multi-level governance 332 22 Global governance through legislation 352 23 Transgovernmental networks and multi-level governance 367 24 Global governance through public-private partnerships 379 25 Civil society in multi-level governance 392 PART VI POLICY AREAS 406 26 Social policy and multi-level governance 408 27 Multi-level environmental governance 420 28 Economic policy-making and multi-level governance 432 29 International taxation and multi-level governance 450 30 Standards for global markets: domestic and international institutions 464 31 International policing: embedding the state monopoly of force 486 Index 496 "Scholarship of multi-level governance has developed into one of the most innovative themes of research in political science and public policy. This accessible Handbook presents a thorough review of the wide-ranging literature, encompassing various theoretical and conceptual approaches to multi-level governance and their application to policy-making in domestic, regional and global contexts. The importance of multi-level governance in specific policy areas is highlighted ..."--Descripción basada en el registro de Online Computer Library Center