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Bringing History Back In To the Study of Transnational Networks in European Integration

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 July 2009

Wolfram Kaiser
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Abstract

This article discusses the results of recent historical research on the governance of networks and their impact on policy-making in the formative period of the EU. It concludes that historically aware research on networks in EU governance has great potential. In particular, in can contribute to enhancing our knowledge about the formation and dynamics of networks; conceptualising the role of supranational institutions such as the Commission in instigating network formation and steering new networks; and improving our understanding of change over time in the governance of networks and their policy impact in the EU.

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Differentiated integrationEuropean Uniongovernancehistory of European integrationnetworks

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Journal of Public Policy , Volume 29 , Special Issue 2: Networks in European Union Governance , August 2009 , pp. 223 - 239
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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