Europeanization and the Regions : the Case of the UK and Poland

• Autorzy: Magdalena Godowska

Warianty tytułu

Europeizacja regionów na przykładzie Wielkiej Brytanii i Polski

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The aim of this text is to answer the question to what extent European integration influenced the creation and functioning of the regions in two countries: United Kingdom and Poland. The hypothesis is, based on model of different sources of regional power by A. Bourne, that in both countries the EU impact strengthened regional powers. European integration is shown as one of the factors triggering decentralization reforms in both countries. A pro-regional shift in national politics is explained as a sign of Europeanization of administrative structures and political priorities. There is evidence that European integration empowered regions in the UK and Poland. Sub-national authorities received new competencies, especially regarding regional policy implementation, and can use new channels of participation in the formulation of EU policy. Even if central governments remain to be gate-keepers between regional authorities and the EU, the regional profile has been boosted. (original abstract)

Celem niniejszego tekstu jest próba odpowiedzi na pytanie, do jakiego stopnia proces integracji europejskiej wpłynął na pozycję regionów w systemach politycznych w dwóch wybranych krajach: Polsce i Wielkiej Brytanii. W tekście przywołano model ilustrujący różne źródła siły regionów, opracowany przez A. Bourne. W świetle tego modelu integracja europejska ukazana jest jako jeden z czynników sprzyjających decentralizacji i wzmocnienia siły regionów. Analiza poszczególnych aspektów potencjału regionów pozwala na stwierdzenie, że europeizacja spowodowała przekazanie nowych kompetencji władzom regionów i umożliwiła im wykorzystanie nowych kanałów oddziaływania na formułowanie polityki regionalnej, tym samym wzmacniając znaczenie regionalnych struktur władzy zarówno w Polsce, jak i Wielkiej Brytanii. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Europeanisation; Region; Regional development; Economic and political integration of Europe

PL

Europeizacja; Region; Rozwój regionalny; Integracja gospodarcza i polityczna Europy

• Czasopismo: Horyzonty Polityki
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 2
• Numer: nr 3 Edukacja polityczna
• Strony: 183--195

Twórcy

autor

Magdalena Godowska

• Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland

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