Abstract
AbstractThe European Union (EU) is increasingly involved in its rule advancement outside its borders through a dense net of transgovernmental networks. However, we know little about the effects of these networks. This article assesses the impact of transgovernmental networks across various policy domains in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) region. Building on a novel longitudinal dataset, we demonstrate that the effects of transgovernmental networks vary across policy sectors. Policies marked by a higher degree of mutual interdependence exhibit greater positive change as a result of denser networks. Meanwhile, the involvement of EU agencies stimulates more intense technical co‐operation and broadens the range of policy areas covered. In doing so, EU agencies serve as bridges for the establishment of strong links between the EU and its neighbours.
Highlights
Transgovernmental networks have been described as functional bodies shaping Europeanization of the neighbouring states via acquis communautaire transfer (Shyrokykh, 2019)
Each of the models separately assesses the effects of transgovernmental co-operation in seven policy areas: police, asylum, border control, health, food safety, aviation, and environment
Can the European Union (EU) transfer its administrative practices to the neighbouring countries, and if so, what is the role of transgovernmental networks, of which EU agencies are a part, in this process? This article contributes to the existing literature by assessing the influence of EU regulatory transfer in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries across seven regulatory sectors
Summary
Transgovernmental networks have been described as functional bodies shaping Europeanization of the neighbouring states via acquis communautaire transfer (Shyrokykh, 2019). The European Commission (hereafter, the Commission) describes such cross-border co-operation as capable of shaping the administrative culture of the beneficiary states and contributing to the consolidation of democratic change (European Commission, 2006) In this transgovernmental co-operation, conducted by the means of technocratic networks consisting of civil servants, EU agencies play an important role.. Transgovernmental networks assist the extension of the EU’s regulatory boundaries by offering European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) countries a flexible form of regulatory integration It is this flexibility in co-operation settings between third countries and EU agencies that leads some scholars to nest transgovernmental network research within the external differentiated integration literature (Holzinger and Schimmelfennig, 2012; Lavenex, 2015). This article provides the first systematic cross-policy assessment of the effects of EU regulatory activities in the neighbourhood It appraises the role of EU agencies in this co-operation. We briefly summarise the contribution of the study and indicate broader implications of the results
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