New Perspectives on Intergovernmental Relations : : Crisis and Reform.
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| Superior document: | Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance Series |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Cham : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2024. ©2024. |
| Year of Publication: | 2024 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (227 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Praise for New Perspectives on Intergovernmental Relations
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Chapter 1: Introduction: A Policy-Focused Approach
- Introduction
- Centralised Policy Process
- Conflicted Policy Process
- Multi-layered Policy Process
- Policy-Focused Approach: New Issues and Changing IGR Processes
- English Central-Local Relations as a Centralised Policy Process
- Covid-19 and Public Health
- Migration
- Climate Policy
- Digitalisation
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2: Local Government in England: An Existential Crisis?
- Introduction
- The Structural Weaknesses of English Local Government
- Network Governance or a New Centralism?
- A New Politics of Territory or an Old Politics of Party?
- Conclusion: Local Government's Existential Crisis
- References
- Chapter 3: Towards Place-Sensitive Crisis Management? Pandemic Policies in Five Nordic Countries
- Introduction
- The Nordic Setting, And What to Expect
- Analysis and Findings
- Mobilisation of Bias?
- Centralism?
- Conflicted IGRs: Bias and Centralism by Country
- Access: An Explanatory Variable?
- Patterns and Drivers of IGR Conflicts
- Findings: Drivers of Conflict
- Discussion and Conclusions
- Appendix: Regression Analysis and Data Sources
- About the Surveys
- References
- Chapter 4: Intergovernmental Relations in Flanders: What Can Be Learned from the Financial Support to Flemish Local Governments During COVID-19?
- Introduction
- Belgium's COVID-19 Response: Conflicted or United?
- Regional-Local Relations in Flanders: The Financial Dimension
- Intergovernmental Grants Reflect Political Choices
- Overview of Intergovernmental Grants: 2014-2022
- The Flemish COVID-19 Grants for Municipalities
- Methodology
- Analysis of the COVID-19 Funding Schemes
- Funding Schemes.
- Classification of Policy Process
- Larger IGR-Trend
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5: Inter-administrative Relations in Migrant Integration: France, Germany, and Sweden Compared
- Introduction
- Selection of Cases
- Conceptual Framework: Inter-administrative Relations and New Institutionalism
- Inter-administrative Relations as a Missing Link in Comparative IGR Research
- New Institutionalism(s) as an Explanatory Framework
- The 'External Pressure Hypothesis'
- The 'Historical Path Dependence Hypothesis'
- The 'Actor Constellation Hypothesis'
- Shifting Inter-administrative Relations in Migrant Integration
- Starting Conditions: Task Allocation and Coordination
- IAR Shifts and Continuities: Responding to Pressure and Crisis
- Discussion: Explaining IAR-Developments
- The 'External Pressure Hypothesis'
- The 'Historical Path Dependence Hypothesis'
- The 'Actor Constellation Hypothesis'
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: Intergovernmental Relations and Refugee Language Training in Finland and Sweden: A Conflicted Policy Process
- Introduction
- The Political Context
- Intergovernmental Relations
- Language Training in Finland
- Language Training in Sweden
- Side Effects of Conflict-Ridden Policy Processes
- Discussion
- Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 7: Supportive or Destructive? Intergovernmental Relations During Refugee Crisis in Poland from Local Governments' Perspective
- Introduction
- Crisis Management System in Polish Political and Administrative Settings
- Research Design
- IGR in Refugee Crisis Management: Local Governments' Perspective
- Initial Response: Roles, Responsibilities, and Overlaps in Crisis Management
- Budgetary Strains: Tensions in Reimbursement
- From Chaos to Clarity: Implementing Legal Measures in Crisis Response
- Communication Channels: Bridging the Governance.
- Discussion and Final Remarks
- References
- Chapter 8: Intergovernmental Relations in Urban Climate Policy: How Berlin and Paris Formulate and Implement Climate Strategies
- Introduction
- Institutional Characteristics and Legal Framework of Urban Climate Policy in Berlin and Paris
- Recent IGR Policy Trajectories in Urban Climate Strategies
- Berlin: the Centralized Formulation and Conflicted Implementation of the Urban Climate Strategy (BEK 2030)
- Paris: Centralization Followed by a Partial Decentralization of the "Plan Climat"
- Berlin and Paris in Comparative Perspective
- From Centralization to Decentralization and Increased Coordination: Vertical Intergovernmental Relations in Berlin and Paris
- Decoupling or Coordination: Horizontal Intergovernmental Relations in Berlin and Paris
- Challenges to a Cross-cutting Climate Policy: Institutional Capacity, Coordination, and Wider Participation
- Conclusion: Centralized, Conflicted, and Multilayered Policy Processes in Urban Climate Policy
- References
- Chapter 9: Intergovernmental Relations in Digitalization Policy: German Tax Administration Between Centralization and Decentralization
- Introduction
- Conceptual and Methodological Framework
- Methodological Approach
- The German Tax Administration's Digitalization as Multi-layered Policy
- Structure and Actors of the (Digital) Tax Administration
- History of Digitalization Policy in Tax Administration: From Contested to Multi-layered
- Local Implementation of Digitalization Policy
- Discussion and Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 10: Building Digital Capacity in the Face of Crisis: Exploring the Impact of Municipal Amalgamations in an Intergovernmental Context
- Introduction
- Amalgamations as Local Digital Capacity-Building Reforms
- Research Framework
- Technology Enactment Framework (TEF)
- Case.
- Data Collection and Analysis Strategy
- Digital Capacity of an Amalgamated Municipality in an Intergovernmental Context
- Enhancing Digital Capacity via Municipal Amalgamation
- Building Digital Capacity via Intergovernmental Relations
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 11: Conclusions: Intergovernmental Relations: Merits and Limits of the Policy-Focused Approach
- References.