Polycentricity in the European Union / edited by Josephine van Zeben, University of Oxford ; Ana Bobic, Hertie School of Governance.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Zeben, Josephine A. W. van, 1984- editor.

Bobić, Ana, 1987- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legal polycentricity--European Union countries.

Legal polycentricity.

Conflict of laws--European Union countries.

Conflict of laws.

European Union countries.

International and municipal law--European Union countries.

International and municipal law.

Legitimacy of governments--European Union countries.

Legitimacy of governments.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 317 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 2019.

Summary:

Supranational governance is being challenged by politicians and citizens around the EU as over-centralized and undemocratic. This book is premised on the idea that polycentric governance, developed by Vincent and Elinor Ostrom, is a fruitful place to start for addressing this challenge. Assessing the presence of, and potential for, polycentric governance within the EU means approaching established principles and practices from a new perspective. While the debate on these issues is rich, longstanding and interdisciplinary, it has proven difficult to sidestep the 'renationalisation/federalisation' dichotomy. The aim of this volume is not to reject the EU's institutional structure but provide a different benchmark for the assessment of its functioning. Polycentric theory highlights the importance of multilevel horizontal relationships within the EU - between states, but also between many sub-state actors, all the way down to individuals. This helps us answer the question: how do we achieve self-governance in an interdependent world?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108423540

110842354X

OCLC:

1052863849