Fee: No fee. Accomodation and syllabus at own cost.

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10 ECTS credits

Short description:

It has often been argued that the nation-state is both too small and too large for relevant collective problem-solving. Consequently, we might have seen for some time a hollowing out of the nation-state; authority being reallocated upward to supranational institutions, downward to regional and local bodies and even sideways to non-governmental organisations.

It has often been argued that the nation-state is both too small and too large for relevant collective problem-solving. Consequently, we might have seen for some time a hollowing out of the nation-state; authority being reallocated upward to supranational institutions, downward to regional and local bodies and even sideways to non-governmental organisations. Although the argument is highly contested as regards its empirical consequences, it has, nevertheless, contributed to putting multi-level governance high on the research agenda of political science. By bringing together a group of scholars with expertise on various levels of governance, the purpose of this course is to shed light on the phenomenon's meaning, origin, organization, actual practicing and power relationships, and policy implications. The course will cover the EU, national, regional and local level of governance from a multi-level perspective and within an organisational theory framework.