Corporate Sponsoring of the Council Presidency: A Research Agenda
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Member states holding the Council Presidency routinely seek corporate sponsors. Typically, these sponsors offer free or discounted goods and services, such as food, beverages, cell phones, software or a car fleet in exchange for being labelled an official partner or sponsor of the Presidency.
Gijs Jan Brandsma, Reinout van der Veer
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Fiscal decentralization and intergovernmental relations in transition economics : toward a systematic framework of analysis [PDF]
The decentralization of government in Eastern Europe represents a reaction both from below (to tight central political control) and from above (to privatize the economy and relieve the central government's fiscal stress).
Bird, Richard, Wallich, Christine
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) have become a central tool of the European Union's (EU) new industrial policy. IPCEIs derive their peculiar name from an exemption to the general prohibition on state aid that has existed since the Treaty of Rome but has only led to the creation of a stand‐alone policy instrument in 2014.
Timo Seidl, Henrique Lopes‐Valença
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Contested Spaces: Civil Society Engagement in EU–Mercosur Trade Negotiations
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The EU–Mercosur Association Agreement negotiations have become a focal point for examining the limits of civil society engagement in EU trade policy‐making. This article analyses the design, implementation and outcomes of participatory mechanisms – including Civil Society Dialogues, Domestic Advisory Groups and the European Economic and Social
Emilio Del Pupo
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A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Compliance with an International Environmental Agreement on Open Access Resources [PDF]
This paper provides an empirical analysis of the role of intergovernmental relations on a country's effort to enforce the objectives of an international environmental agreement on an open access resource.
Paul A. Raschky, Stefan Borsky
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Revisiting the EU's Democratic Deficit: Archival Insights From Maximalist Federalists
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores the history of democratic problematisation of European integration, rather than taking part in the normative debate on the European Union's democratic legitimacy deficit that emerged in the 1990s. We focus on the narratives of non‐institutional actors who have considered that European integration should be a democratic ...
Jessy Bailly
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JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract The increasing frequency and complexity of crises have contributed to the crisification of EU policy‐making and governance. Despite its far‐reaching implications, the discursive dimension of this process remains seriously under‐researched.
Karolína Garančovská +1 more
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The Systems of Radiological Protection for Ionizing and Non-Ionizing Radiation. [PDF]
Health PhysDumit S +7 more
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From External Governance to Energy Diplomacy: The European Pursuit of Green Hydrogen
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) and its Member States are faced with the double imperative of ensuring energy security whilst reaching decarbonisation goals. A number of authors have suggested that we are observing a geopolitical Commission that is shifting to more active ‘energy diplomacy’, as opposed to its
Silvia Weko, Rainer Quitzow
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How has the global food governance system evolved, and what challenges does it currently pose for food systems transformation? A narrative review and synthesis of the literature. [PDF]
Global HealthSlater S +4 more
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