TY - JOUR
T1 - Filling the gap in the European administrative space
T2 - the role of administrative networks in EU implementation and enforcement
AU - Mastenbroek, Ellen
AU - Martinsen, Dorte Sindbjerg
PY - 2018/3/4
Y1 - 2018/3/4
N2 - European administrative networks (EANs) are a key building block of the European Administrative Space (EAS). Crucially, they are to fill the gap between the EU’s policy ambitions and its limited administrative capacities. Whereas ample research has been done on policy preparation networks, the role of implementing EANs has received less attention in the EAS literature. This article fills this gap by providing a systematic review of relevant insights in four adjacent literatures: EU governance; international relations; public administration; and EU compliance. Employing a systematic literature review, it reports divergent findings on EAN establishment, functioning and impact, as well as variant normative evaluations. These variant findings partly relate to a lack of comparative research, selective policy coverage and predominant focus on North-western states. We conclude by suggesting a number of lines for future research on these four important themes, arguing that the crucial question will be which impact these EANs have on the national implementation and enforcement of EU law.
AB - European administrative networks (EANs) are a key building block of the European Administrative Space (EAS). Crucially, they are to fill the gap between the EU’s policy ambitions and its limited administrative capacities. Whereas ample research has been done on policy preparation networks, the role of implementing EANs has received less attention in the EAS literature. This article fills this gap by providing a systematic review of relevant insights in four adjacent literatures: EU governance; international relations; public administration; and EU compliance. Employing a systematic literature review, it reports divergent findings on EAN establishment, functioning and impact, as well as variant normative evaluations. These variant findings partly relate to a lack of comparative research, selective policy coverage and predominant focus on North-western states. We conclude by suggesting a number of lines for future research on these four important themes, arguing that the crucial question will be which impact these EANs have on the national implementation and enforcement of EU law.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - European administrative networks
KW - European administrative space
KW - European Commission
KW - enforcement
KW - implementation
KW - regulatory governance
U2 - 10.1080/13501763.2017.1298147
DO - 10.1080/13501763.2017.1298147
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1350-1763
VL - 25
SP - 422
EP - 435
JO - Journal of European Public Policy
JF - Journal of European Public Policy
IS - 3
ER -