Policy entrepreneurs, multilevel governance and policy networks in the European polity: The case of the EUREGIO
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The article addresses the question how the European Commission can achieve successful policy implementation in a system that is characterised by loose multi-level policy networks and the absence of hierarchical command structures. This is shown with the example of EU regional policy, and cross-border co-operation in particular. The main argument is that the system relies on successful grassroots policy entrepreneurship, leading local and regional agencies to position themselves as highly specialised and trusted implementation units. This article presents the case of a DutchGerman cross-border region, the EUREGIO, as a paradigmatic example for such successful policy entrepreneurship. It is argued that policy networks constitute an essential structural playing field for successful policy entrepreneurship.
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