European multi-level governance :

European multi-level governance : contrasting images in national research / edited by Beate Kohler-Koch, Fabrice Larat. - Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, c2009. - xxviii, 222 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The White Paper on EU Governance: An Innovative Initiative? /​ Jerome Vignon
Introduction.Research on EU Multi-Level Governance /​ Fabrice Larat /​ Beate Kohler-Koch
Pt. I EU Multi-Level Governance as a Topic of Research
1.A Futile Quest for Coherence: The Many Frames of EU Governance /​ Beate Kohler-Koch /​ Berthold Rittberger
2.Travelling Concepts: EU Governance in the Social Sciences Literature /​ Jim Ottaway /​ Joan O'Mahony
Pt. II Reflecting the Diversity of Research Traditions
3.United Kingdom and Ireland: Leading in Governance Research /​ Simon Bulmer
4.German Governance Research: Advanced but Mono-disciplinary /​ Beate Kohler-Koch
5.The Netherlands and Norway: Strong in Governance Research /​ Ramses Wessel /​ Jacques Thomassen /​ Martin Rosema /​ Nico Groenendijk /​ Ulf Sverdrup
6.Small Countries with Vivid Social Science Traditions /​ Stefanie Edler-Wollstein /​ Gerda Falkner
Contents note continued: 7.Europe's South: Similarities and Differences in Governance Research /​ Fabrice Larat
8.Research on EU Governance in Central and Eastern Europe: National Specificities and a Common Legacy /​ Josef Niznik /​ Krzysztof Iszkowski
9.Researching Governance in a Multinational Environment: The European University Institute /​ Sandra Eckert
Pt. III Trends and Patterns in Research
10.Trends and Patterns in Governance Research: What Do the GovData Tell Us? /​ Fabrice Larat /​ Thomas Schneider
11. EU Governance: Where Do We Go From Here? /​ Johan P. Olsen.

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European Union--Research.
European Union.

Law --European Union countries-- International unification.


Central-local government relations--Research--European Union countries.
Central-local government relations--European Union countries.


European Union Countries--Politics and government--Research.
European Union Countries--Politics and government.

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