Abstract
The hypothesis advanced in this Chapter is that the emergence and evolution of soft-law, transnationally-networked coordination is shaped decisively by the preferences of the communities of expertise that are core to its operation. The focus is on the influence they might have over moments of institutional (trans)formation. An ideal testing ground for our hypothesis, the European Union (EU) has seen a rapid diffusion of so-called New Modes of Governance in policy fields. Author considers the plausibility of this hypothesis at the theoretical level before hinting at an agenda for how it may be tested empirically. To illustrate this, author presents the outline of a case study tracking the transformation of a soft, transnationally-networked arrangement in the EU's telecoms sector, which has recently been formalized into a Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC); focusing in particular on the role of existing network of (national) telecoms regulators in the process. Keywords:Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC); European Union (EU); expertise; Soft Transnational Coordination; soft-law; telecoms sector
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