EU Cohesion Policy: Research Opportunities and Policy Challenges
Friday 5 December 2008, 10am-5pm
European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde
EU Cohesion policy accounts for over 35 percent of the EU budget. The negotiation and implementation of policy involves multiple tiers of institutions, as well as the private and voluntary sectors. The institutional/policy contexts and relationships have evolved over time, potentially requiring previous assessments of Europeanisation and multi-level governance to be re-evaluated. The 2006 revision of the Cohesion policy Regulations aims to promote sustainable development, innovation and employment, opening the way to explore how these objectives are implemented in practice. The policy is also central to debates on EU budget reform, with fundamental questions being asked about its performance, governance, policy coordination and evaluation. This creates significant opportunities to advance research in different disciplines, as well as interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary research. Against this background, the EPRC is organising a workshop to discuss ongoing research, exchange ideas, explore new opportunities for collaborative research and establish a network of researchers on Cohesion policy.
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