Interpreting Convergence in the European Union Patterns of Collectiv
Interpreting Convergence in the European Union introduces the idea of collective action as a prerequisite for achieving convergence and cohesion in the European Union. Institutional networks and social capital play a crucial role in influencing actors' pr
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Interpreting Convergence in the European Union Patterns of Collective Action, Social Learning and Europeanization Christos J. Paraskevopoulos
Foreword by Robert Leonardi
© Christos J. Paraskevopoulos 2001 Foreword © Robert Leonardi 2001 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2001 978-0-333-92188-3 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 0LP. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published 2001 by PALGRAVE Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y. 10010 Companies and representatives throughout the world PALGRAVE is the new global academic imprint of St. Martin’s Press LLC Scholarly and Reference Division and Palgrave Publishers Ltd (formerly Macmillan Press Ltd). ISBN 978-1-349-42501-3
ISBN 978-0-230-51251-1 (eBook)
DOI 10.1057/9780230512511
This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Paraskevopoulos, Christos J., 1958– Interpreting convergence in the European Union : patterns of collective action, social learning and Europeanization / Christos J. Paraskevopoulos. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Aegean Islands (Greece and Turkey)—Politics and government. 2. European Union countries—Politics and government. 3. Regional planning—European Union countries. I. Title. JN5016 .P38 2000 341.242'2—dc21 00-055674 10 10
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Contents List of Tables and Figures Preface Foreword Abbreviations Introduction 1
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SOCIAL CAPITAL, INSTITUTIONAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING: CONCEPTUALIZING GOVERNANCE IN THE ERA OF GLOBALIZATION
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1.1 Global challenge and local response 1.2 ‘Paradigm shift’ in regional development: re-conceptualizing regional governance 1.3 Social capital, institutional networks and learning: the debate Conclusions
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SOCIAL LEARNING AND ADAPTATION WITHIN EUROPEAN REGIONAL POLICY
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2.1 European regional policy and Europeanization of local systems of governance 2.2 European regional policy and ‘traditional’ integration theory 2.3 Social capital, institutional networks and learning in EU regional policy: ‘socializing’ rational choice new institutional
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