The field of policy transfer is characterised by a high degree of complexity, due to the significant number of variables at stake. This is particularly true when it comes to the transferability of territorial governance, which is not a policy per se, rather the result of a complex process integrating several, highly context-dependent policy fields. Aiming at shedding some light upon this matter, the contribution presents a conceptual framework developed within the ESPON project TANGO – Territorial approaches for New Governance, that may be of some value in better understanding the process of policy transfer in the domain of territorial governance in the EU. In particular, an overall hypothesis on how EU territorial governance is evolving over time leads to conceptualise distinct ‘modes’ of policy transfer, explaining as many ways through which a certain (good) practice in a given domestic context can reach other context(s) that may apply it. These modes (institutional, technical and dialogic) target different stakeholders groups (practitioners, policy and decision makers) active at both the EU and domestic levels. Their use is expected to support the transfer of good territorial governance practices from one context to another, by helping to individuate (i) what territorial governance elements may be effectively transferred, (ii) what components of exchange may favour the transfer and (iii) what ‘receiving’ stakeholders’ group(s) may constitute the target of the transfer.

Policy transfer in territorial governance: the European case / Cotella, Giancarlo; JANIN RIVOLIN YOCCOZ, Umberto; Caruso, Nadia. - ELETTRONICO. - (2013), pp. 1-17. (Intervento presentato al convegno AESOP-ACSP Joint Congress: Planning for resilient cities and regions tenutosi a Dublin, Ireland nel 15-19 July 2013).

Policy transfer in territorial governance: the European case

COTELLA, GIANCARLO;JANIN RIVOLIN YOCCOZ, Umberto;CARUSO, NADIA
2013

Abstract

The field of policy transfer is characterised by a high degree of complexity, due to the significant number of variables at stake. This is particularly true when it comes to the transferability of territorial governance, which is not a policy per se, rather the result of a complex process integrating several, highly context-dependent policy fields. Aiming at shedding some light upon this matter, the contribution presents a conceptual framework developed within the ESPON project TANGO – Territorial approaches for New Governance, that may be of some value in better understanding the process of policy transfer in the domain of territorial governance in the EU. In particular, an overall hypothesis on how EU territorial governance is evolving over time leads to conceptualise distinct ‘modes’ of policy transfer, explaining as many ways through which a certain (good) practice in a given domestic context can reach other context(s) that may apply it. These modes (institutional, technical and dialogic) target different stakeholders groups (practitioners, policy and decision makers) active at both the EU and domestic levels. Their use is expected to support the transfer of good territorial governance practices from one context to another, by helping to individuate (i) what territorial governance elements may be effectively transferred, (ii) what components of exchange may favour the transfer and (iii) what ‘receiving’ stakeholders’ group(s) may constitute the target of the transfer.
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