Twenty years of multi-level governance: ‘where does it come from? What is it? Where is it going?
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In two decades since the Maastricht Treaty, multi-level governance (MLG) has developed as a conceptual framework for profiling the ‘arrangement’ of policy-making activity performed within and across politico-administrative institutions located at different territorial levels. This contribution examines the ways in which the MLG literature has been employed, effectively taking stock of applied research to date. It identifies five main uses of MLG and the different focus of emerging research over time. Considering the most recent scholarship, the contribution explores possible new directions for research, in light of global governance, culminating in a ‘bird's eye view’ of MLG over 20 years.
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Oceans governance exemplifies multi-level governance with multiple government and non-governmental entities engaging in policymaking and decision-making across jurisdictions.
“Thus, oceans governance exemplifies multi-level governance with multiple government and non-governmental entities engaging in policymaking and decision-making across jurisdictions (Hooghe and Marks, 2003;Stephenson, 2013).”
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- Authors
- Stephenson, P.
- Corresponding author
- Stephenson, Paul
- ORCID
- Stephenson, Paul
- Venue
- Journal of European Public Policy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-05-29
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 817-837
- ISSN
- 1350-1763 (ISSN-L)
- 1466-4429
- OpenAlex
- W2037085275
- Cited by
- 385
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 90.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- spire.sciencespo.fr
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- Journal of European Public Policy (publishedVersion)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (publishedVersion)
- SPIRE (Sciences Po) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- HAL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Research Publications (Maastricht University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › European Union Policy and Governance
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Political Systems and Governance
- Social Sciences › Public Administration › Public Policy and Administration Research
- Keywords
- multi-level governance, Maastricht Treaty, policy making, territorial levels, global governance, research agenda, European integration
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