Public policy in multi-level systems: A new research agenda for the study of regional-level policy

IF 1.7 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Regional and Federal Studies Pub Date : 2022-05-10 DOI:10.1080/13597566.2021.2018681

H. Kleider, Simon Toubeau

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Abstract

ABSTRACT While there is a cumulative research programme on the causes of decentralization to regional and local governments, research on its policy consequences is less integrated. This article takes stock of the existing research on the policy consequences of decentralisation. It highlights the existence of disparate lines of investigation while pointing to ways in which they can connect. To do so, we review 102 articles from 20 top generalist and subfields journals, from 1998-2018. We find that there is an important geographical divide in research traditions: US scholars tend to focus the pressures of competitive ‘race-to-the-bottom’ dynamics or on mechanisms of policy diffusion; comparative and non-US scholars instead emphasise institutional diversity across decentralized countries and drivers of variation in subnational policy choices, including structural and cultural factors, partisanship and vertical and horizontal linkages. In the conclusion, we develop five conclusions that highlight how this sub-field can develop a coherent research programme.

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多层次系统中的公共政策:区域层面政策研究的新研究议程

摘要：虽然有一个关于向区域和地方政府下放权力的原因的累积研究计划，但对其政策后果的研究却不太全面。本文总结了现有的关于权力下放政策后果的研究。它强调了不同调查路线的存在，同时指出了它们之间的联系方式。为此，我们回顾了1998年至2018年20种顶级多面手和子领域期刊的102篇文章。我们发现，在研究传统中存在着一个重要的地理鸿沟：美国学者倾向于关注竞争性“自下而上”动态的压力或政策扩散机制；相反，比较学者和非美国学者强调权力下放国家的制度多样性，以及国家以下政策选择变化的驱动因素，包括结构和文化因素、党派偏见以及纵向和横向联系。在结论中，我们得出了五个结论，强调了该子领域如何制定连贯的研究计划。

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Regional and Federal Studies POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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3.80

自引率

21.40%

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期刊介绍： The upsurge of academic and political interest in regional and federal questions since the 1980s has been stimulated by the salience of regions in EU policy-making and the Structural Funds but also by regionalization and federalization processes in many Western states. The most striking example is the devolution occurring in the UK, but the process is at work all over Europe and in other parts of the world. These developments have led to many important research programmes and projects. Regional and Federal Studies is a refereed social science journal which provides an academic forum for the publication of international research on these issues. It is essential reading for both academics and practitioners in politics, administration and the business world.