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Decentralisation was long seen as unstoppable in Western welfare states
But the 2010–16 recession brought strong central pressures for fiscal consolidation
Did this reverse the path?
We created SPREI, Social Policy Recentralisation Index, to find out #WelfareState #MultilevelGovernance
Decentralisation was long seen as unstoppable in Western welfare states
But the 2010–16 recession brought strong central pressures for fiscal consolidation
Did this reverse the path?
We created SPREI, Social Policy Recentralisation Index, to find out #WelfareState #MultilevelGovernance
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
‼️OPEN!
Decentralisation was long seen as unstoppable in Western welfare states
But the 2010–16 recession brought strong central pressures for fiscal consolidation
Did this reverse the path?
We created SPREI, Social Policy Recentralisation Index, to find out #WelfareState #MultilevelGovernance
Decentralisation was long seen as unstoppable in Western welfare states
But the 2010–16 recession brought strong central pressures for fiscal consolidation
Did this reverse the path?
We created SPREI, Social Policy Recentralisation Index, to find out #WelfareState #MultilevelGovernance
Is the process behind 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 participatory? What are the broader implications for 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 in Sweden?
📌Don’t miss the article by David Feltenius and Jessika Wide
#openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Sweden #healthcare #multilevelgovernance
📌Don’t miss the article by David Feltenius and Jessika Wide
#openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Sweden #healthcare #multilevelgovernance
May 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is the process behind 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 participatory? What are the broader implications for 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 in Sweden?
📌Don’t miss the article by David Feltenius and Jessika Wide
#openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Sweden #healthcare #multilevelgovernance
📌Don’t miss the article by David Feltenius and Jessika Wide
#openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Sweden #healthcare #multilevelgovernance
New paper for @recodeproject.bsky.social: "Locating transnational city networks in multilevel governance"
#citynetworks #multilevelgovernance
osf.io/preprints/so...
#citynetworks #multilevelgovernance
osf.io/preprints/so...
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 AM
New paper for @recodeproject.bsky.social: "Locating transnational city networks in multilevel governance"
#citynetworks #multilevelgovernance
osf.io/preprints/so...
#citynetworks #multilevelgovernance
osf.io/preprints/so...
Today, local and regional governments speak out via the #LocalAlliance on the next EU budget. For real results, we need coherence, partnership & #MultilevelGovernance. bit.ly/4kbIe9H
#NextEUBudget #MFF #EUCompetitiveness #GreenTransition #Innovation #FutureOfEurope
#NextEUBudget #MFF #EUCompetitiveness #GreenTransition #Innovation #FutureOfEurope
May 6, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Today, local and regional governments speak out via the #LocalAlliance on the next EU budget. For real results, we need coherence, partnership & #MultilevelGovernance. bit.ly/4kbIe9H
#NextEUBudget #MFF #EUCompetitiveness #GreenTransition #Innovation #FutureOfEurope
#NextEUBudget #MFF #EUCompetitiveness #GreenTransition #Innovation #FutureOfEurope
Just joined a powerful session at #EUSEW2025 on how #MultilevelGovernance can drive #CleanEnergy in cities 🌍⚡ From #EUCityFacility & #EnergyCommunitiesFacility to #LocalAction in Mechelen & Budapest — the message was clear: #financing works when we collaborate🤝
@energycities.bsky.social @rescoop.eu
@energycities.bsky.social @rescoop.eu
June 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Just joined a powerful session at #EUSEW2025 on how #MultilevelGovernance can drive #CleanEnergy in cities 🌍⚡ From #EUCityFacility & #EnergyCommunitiesFacility to #LocalAction in Mechelen & Budapest — the message was clear: #financing works when we collaborate🤝
@energycities.bsky.social @rescoop.eu
@energycities.bsky.social @rescoop.eu
Hey #federalism and #multilevelgovernance scholars, the deadline for submitting your @apsrjournal.bsky.social proposal is approaching. Looking forward to putting those panels together.
January 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Hey #federalism and #multilevelgovernance scholars, the deadline for submitting your @apsrjournal.bsky.social proposal is approaching. Looking forward to putting those panels together.
Bis zum 07.Jänner kann man sich als post-doc an der Uni Lausanne zu #MultilevelGovernance bewerben.
Näheres im untenstehend Link:
career5.successfactors.eu/career?_s.cr...
Näheres im untenstehend Link:
career5.successfactors.eu/career?_s.cr...
career5.successfactors.eu
December 24, 2024 at 9:37 AM
Bis zum 07.Jänner kann man sich als post-doc an der Uni Lausanne zu #MultilevelGovernance bewerben.
Näheres im untenstehend Link:
career5.successfactors.eu/career?_s.cr...
Näheres im untenstehend Link:
career5.successfactors.eu/career?_s.cr...
📢 Together with Nicos Komninos, we’ve just published our latest article in World Development (Elsevier): "Smart #carbon–neutral #development: Embracing #complexity with #multilevel #governance and convolution”
#SmartDevelopment #CarbonNeutral #Complexity #MultilevelGovernance #Sustainability
#SmartDevelopment #CarbonNeutral #Complexity #MultilevelGovernance #Sustainability
Smart carbon–neutral development: Embracing complexity with multi-level governance and convolution
This paper delves into the current EU policy and strategy for advancing smart, carbon–neutral development across Europe, as outlined by the EU Mission…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
📢 Together with Nicos Komninos, we’ve just published our latest article in World Development (Elsevier): "Smart #carbon–neutral #development: Embracing #complexity with #multilevel #governance and convolution”
#SmartDevelopment #CarbonNeutral #Complexity #MultilevelGovernance #Sustainability
#SmartDevelopment #CarbonNeutral #Complexity #MultilevelGovernance #Sustainability
#WEFENEXUSForum25, Tangier 🇲🇦 ICLEI Africa's Regional Director Kobie Brand chairing a panel on #multilevelgovernance highlighted:
#Nexus is about understanding resource interdependencies. ⬇️negative cross-sector impacts. ⬆️co-benefits & managing trade-offs.
Looking forward to tomorrow's engagements
#Nexus is about understanding resource interdependencies. ⬇️negative cross-sector impacts. ⬆️co-benefits & managing trade-offs.
Looking forward to tomorrow's engagements
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
#WEFENEXUSForum25, Tangier 🇲🇦 ICLEI Africa's Regional Director Kobie Brand chairing a panel on #multilevelgovernance highlighted:
#Nexus is about understanding resource interdependencies. ⬇️negative cross-sector impacts. ⬆️co-benefits & managing trade-offs.
Looking forward to tomorrow's engagements
#Nexus is about understanding resource interdependencies. ⬇️negative cross-sector impacts. ⬆️co-benefits & managing trade-offs.
Looking forward to tomorrow's engagements
Multilevel Governance is key to developing efficient and resilient energy systems⚡
That's why Energikontor Syd uses a collaborative approach, with an emphasis on #multilevelgovernance, to improve #energyplanning in municipalities in Southern Sweden🤝
Read the full story: buff.ly/6f9wKZs
That's why Energikontor Syd uses a collaborative approach, with an emphasis on #multilevelgovernance, to improve #energyplanning in municipalities in Southern Sweden🤝
Read the full story: buff.ly/6f9wKZs
August 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Multilevel Governance is key to developing efficient and resilient energy systems⚡
That's why Energikontor Syd uses a collaborative approach, with an emphasis on #multilevelgovernance, to improve #energyplanning in municipalities in Southern Sweden🤝
Read the full story: buff.ly/6f9wKZs
That's why Energikontor Syd uses a collaborative approach, with an emphasis on #multilevelgovernance, to improve #energyplanning in municipalities in Southern Sweden🤝
Read the full story: buff.ly/6f9wKZs
I will be attending the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago) conference this week.
As Deputy Editor of the journal Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social, I am happy to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
#federalism #multilevelgovernance #regionalism
As Deputy Editor of the journal Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social, I am happy to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
#federalism #multilevelgovernance #regionalism
April 20, 2026 at 1:48 PM
I will be attending the Midwest Political Science Association (Chicago) conference this week.
As Deputy Editor of the journal Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social, I am happy to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
#federalism #multilevelgovernance #regionalism
As Deputy Editor of the journal Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social, I am happy to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.
#federalism #multilevelgovernance #regionalism
🏙️Towns & regions already carry most of the load on migration and asylum in #Europe
But our new report finds they're rarely consulted, often underfunded, and left with unclear guidance
👉Read our 4 recommendations inside: ccre-cemr.org/impact-commu...
#EUPact #MultiLevelGovernance #LocalDemocracy
But our new report finds they're rarely consulted, often underfunded, and left with unclear guidance
👉Read our 4 recommendations inside: ccre-cemr.org/impact-commu...
#EUPact #MultiLevelGovernance #LocalDemocracy
July 31, 2026 at 11:48 AM
🏙️Towns & regions already carry most of the load on migration and asylum in #Europe
But our new report finds they're rarely consulted, often underfunded, and left with unclear guidance
👉Read our 4 recommendations inside: ccre-cemr.org/impact-commu...
#EUPact #MultiLevelGovernance #LocalDemocracy
But our new report finds they're rarely consulted, often underfunded, and left with unclear guidance
👉Read our 4 recommendations inside: ccre-cemr.org/impact-commu...
#EUPact #MultiLevelGovernance #LocalDemocracy
We are proud to host a workshop by the ROBUST #HorizonEurope project on protecting child wellbeing in turbulent times!
With #Covid19 as an example, we will discuss examine the role of (e.g.) #MultiLevelGovernance for crisis preparedness.
Register now! robust-crisis-governance.eu/news-events/
With #Covid19 as an example, we will discuss examine the role of (e.g.) #MultiLevelGovernance for crisis preparedness.
Register now! robust-crisis-governance.eu/news-events/
March 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
We are proud to host a workshop by the ROBUST #HorizonEurope project on protecting child wellbeing in turbulent times!
With #Covid19 as an example, we will discuss examine the role of (e.g.) #MultiLevelGovernance for crisis preparedness.
Register now! robust-crisis-governance.eu/news-events/
With #Covid19 as an example, we will discuss examine the role of (e.g.) #MultiLevelGovernance for crisis preparedness.
Register now! robust-crisis-governance.eu/news-events/
🗝️ Why is #MultilevelGovernance the key to unlocking the #EE1st in your region?
#Regio1st answers with a step-by-step guide to align #policy, secure finance, and build capacity regionally 🤝
Find more 👉 ieecp.org/2025/12/02/m...
#MLG #EUGovernance #EnergyEfficiency @ec.europa.eu
#Regio1st answers with a step-by-step guide to align #policy, secure finance, and build capacity regionally 🤝
Find more 👉 ieecp.org/2025/12/02/m...
#MLG #EUGovernance #EnergyEfficiency @ec.europa.eu
Mastering Multilevel Governance: Regio1st Guidelines Offer a Step-by-Step Guide for EE1st Implementation in EU Regions - IEECP
The Energy Efficiency First (EE1st) Principle is at the heart of the EU’s climate strategy, yet its successful implementation hinges on seamless coordination across all administrative tiers—from the E...
ieecp.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🗝️ Why is #MultilevelGovernance the key to unlocking the #EE1st in your region?
#Regio1st answers with a step-by-step guide to align #policy, secure finance, and build capacity regionally 🤝
Find more 👉 ieecp.org/2025/12/02/m...
#MLG #EUGovernance #EnergyEfficiency @ec.europa.eu
#Regio1st answers with a step-by-step guide to align #policy, secure finance, and build capacity regionally 🤝
Find more 👉 ieecp.org/2025/12/02/m...
#MLG #EUGovernance #EnergyEfficiency @ec.europa.eu
🗓️ Full schedule of Federalism & Regionalism SG panels at #ECPR2026!
All panels at Institute of the Middle and Far East, Floor 1, Room 1.01
Let's break it down by day 👇
#MultiLevelGovernance #Federalism #PoliticalScience
All panels at Institute of the Middle and Far East, Floor 1, Room 1.01
Let's break it down by day 👇
#MultiLevelGovernance #Federalism #PoliticalScience
September 7, 2026 at 9:52 AM
🗓️ Full schedule of Federalism & Regionalism SG panels at #ECPR2026!
All panels at Institute of the Middle and Far East, Floor 1, Room 1.01
Let's break it down by day 👇
#MultiLevelGovernance #Federalism #PoliticalScience
All panels at Institute of the Middle and Far East, Floor 1, Room 1.01
Let's break it down by day 👇
#MultiLevelGovernance #Federalism #PoliticalScience
The Kenya-South Africa comparison shows that both countries have adopted decentralized governance to deepen democracy, bring government closer to the people, and improve public service delivery.
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
July 29, 2026 at 8:36 AM
The Kenya-South Africa comparison shows that both countries have adopted decentralized governance to deepen democracy, bring government closer to the people, and improve public service delivery.
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
These include weak implementation of oversight recommendations, limited public participation, delayed disbursement of funds, and poor coordination in the transfer of functions between the national and county governments.
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
July 29, 2026 at 8:39 AM
These include weak implementation of oversight recommendations, limited public participation, delayed disbursement of funds, and poor coordination in the transfer of functions between the national and county governments.
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
#decentralization #multilevelgovernance
The discussion will explore lessons, experiences, and practical approaches to strengthening decentralisation and effective multilevel governance across the region.
#MultilevelGovernance #Governance
#MultilevelGovernance #Governance
July 28, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The discussion will explore lessons, experiences, and practical approaches to strengthening decentralisation and effective multilevel governance across the region.
#MultilevelGovernance #Governance
#MultilevelGovernance #Governance
#ICYMI
#COP30 #climatepolicy #climateeconomics #climatepolitics #climategovernance #multilevelgovernance #tranparency #accountability #technology #climatejustice #resilience #humanplanetaryhealth #climatefinance #openaccess
#COP30 #climatepolicy #climateeconomics #climatepolitics #climategovernance #multilevelgovernance #tranparency #accountability #technology #climatejustice #resilience #humanplanetaryhealth #climatefinance #openaccess
As COP30 approaches, it's a good time to revisit the challenges and opportunities laid out by the editors of PLOS Climate's Policy & Governance section in their June 2025 Editorial:
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@lilyhsueh.bsky.social @lisgilmore.bsky.social @profangelhsu.bsky.social
journals.plos.org/climate/arti...
@lilyhsueh.bsky.social @lisgilmore.bsky.social @profangelhsu.bsky.social
Confronting challenges and opportunities in climate policy and governance
journals.plos.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
🔴 What good is an #EUbudget if the cities delivering 70% of the #GreenDeal are left out?
With 7 partners in the #LocalAlliance, POLIS warns: the 2028–2034 MFF risks sidelining local governments.
We need direct access to funds and #MultilevelGovernance.
🔗 www.polisnetwork.eu/news/local-a...
With 7 partners in the #LocalAlliance, POLIS warns: the 2028–2034 MFF risks sidelining local governments.
We need direct access to funds and #MultilevelGovernance.
🔗 www.polisnetwork.eu/news/local-a...
July 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🔴 What good is an #EUbudget if the cities delivering 70% of the #GreenDeal are left out?
With 7 partners in the #LocalAlliance, POLIS warns: the 2028–2034 MFF risks sidelining local governments.
We need direct access to funds and #MultilevelGovernance.
🔗 www.polisnetwork.eu/news/local-a...
With 7 partners in the #LocalAlliance, POLIS warns: the 2028–2034 MFF risks sidelining local governments.
We need direct access to funds and #MultilevelGovernance.
🔗 www.polisnetwork.eu/news/local-a...
Decisions made in #Brussels shape the lives of millions of citizens across Europe’s #cities and #regions —but they must be made 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 them❗
📢We have joined more than 80 mayors, regional leaders, and networks to call for a new era of shared #MultilevelGovernance.
Read the letter🔗 buff.ly/JnEgFcF
📢We have joined more than 80 mayors, regional leaders, and networks to call for a new era of shared #MultilevelGovernance.
Read the letter🔗 buff.ly/JnEgFcF
Cities and regions demand real EU partnerships in new letter - POLIS Network
Mayors, regional leaders, and major networks sent a joint letter to the EU, to recognise local and regional governments as key partners.
www.polisnetwork.eu
June 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Decisions made in #Brussels shape the lives of millions of citizens across Europe’s #cities and #regions —but they must be made 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 them❗
📢We have joined more than 80 mayors, regional leaders, and networks to call for a new era of shared #MultilevelGovernance.
Read the letter🔗 buff.ly/JnEgFcF
📢We have joined more than 80 mayors, regional leaders, and networks to call for a new era of shared #MultilevelGovernance.
Read the letter🔗 buff.ly/JnEgFcF
EU must involve #cities and #regions in the next #MFF 2028-2034🫸
Mayors connected to the #LocalAlliance, including our President @sennamaatoug.bsky.social, call for real partnership in #EUbudget🤝
🌱More #MultilevelGovernance
🏙️Territorial #Competitiveness
⚖️Inclusive #Reforms
More➡️ buff.ly/HKSGjNj
Mayors connected to the #LocalAlliance, including our President @sennamaatoug.bsky.social, call for real partnership in #EUbudget🤝
🌱More #MultilevelGovernance
🏙️Territorial #Competitiveness
⚖️Inclusive #Reforms
More➡️ buff.ly/HKSGjNj
Local Alliance’s three new position papers call for greater involvement of local and regional authorities in next MFF - POLIS Network
Alliance publishes three position papers calling for more involvement of cities and regions in EU budget for the next MFF for 2028-2034.
buff.ly
May 20, 2025 at 10:37 AM
EU must involve #cities and #regions in the next #MFF 2028-2034🫸
Mayors connected to the #LocalAlliance, including our President @sennamaatoug.bsky.social, call for real partnership in #EUbudget🤝
🌱More #MultilevelGovernance
🏙️Territorial #Competitiveness
⚖️Inclusive #Reforms
More➡️ buff.ly/HKSGjNj
Mayors connected to the #LocalAlliance, including our President @sennamaatoug.bsky.social, call for real partnership in #EUbudget🤝
🌱More #MultilevelGovernance
🏙️Territorial #Competitiveness
⚖️Inclusive #Reforms
More➡️ buff.ly/HKSGjNj
Blog post: "The future of Welsh fisheries after #Brexit"
Mair Bell of @WCfPP & @gwcarpenter stress the need for continued EU market access & time for a rethink of fishing quotas.
#fisheries #Wales #quotas #multilevelgovernance
Mair Bell of @WCfPP & @gwcarpenter stress the need for continued EU market access & time for a rethink of fishing quotas.
#fisheries #Wales #quotas #multilevelgovernance
November 14, 2024 at 10:41 AM
Blog post: "The future of Welsh fisheries after #Brexit"
Mair Bell of @WCfPP & @gwcarpenter stress the need for continued EU market access & time for a rethink of fishing quotas.
#fisheries #Wales #quotas #multilevelgovernance
Mair Bell of @WCfPP & @gwcarpenter stress the need for continued EU market access & time for a rethink of fishing quotas.
#fisheries #Wales #quotas #multilevelgovernance
The #EURegionsWeek kicks off!
Great messages from CoR current and past Presidents Kata Tutto and Vasco Cordeiro 👉👉 Regions & cities = the link between Europe & citizens.
Keep #CohesionPolicy strong, protect #MultiLevelGovernance in the next #MFF to empower local policies, in #health and beyond!
Great messages from CoR current and past Presidents Kata Tutto and Vasco Cordeiro 👉👉 Regions & cities = the link between Europe & citizens.
Keep #CohesionPolicy strong, protect #MultiLevelGovernance in the next #MFF to empower local policies, in #health and beyond!
October 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The #EURegionsWeek kicks off!
Great messages from CoR current and past Presidents Kata Tutto and Vasco Cordeiro 👉👉 Regions & cities = the link between Europe & citizens.
Keep #CohesionPolicy strong, protect #MultiLevelGovernance in the next #MFF to empower local policies, in #health and beyond!
Great messages from CoR current and past Presidents Kata Tutto and Vasco Cordeiro 👉👉 Regions & cities = the link between Europe & citizens.
Keep #CohesionPolicy strong, protect #MultiLevelGovernance in the next #MFF to empower local policies, in #health and beyond!
Call for proposals for the 2026 IPSA Research Committee Colloquium co-hosted by
@IPSA_RC28
Minorities under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges
June 23-26, 2026
Bolzano, Italy
For more information, see:
sites.google.com/view/ipsarc1...
#federalism #multilevelgovernance
@IPSA_RC28
Minorities under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges
June 23-26, 2026
Bolzano, Italy
For more information, see:
sites.google.com/view/ipsarc1...
#federalism #multilevelgovernance
rc14.ipsa.org - Bolzano/Bozen 2026
Image credit: Eurac Research | Marion Lafogler
sites.google.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Call for proposals for the 2026 IPSA Research Committee Colloquium co-hosted by
@IPSA_RC28
Minorities under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges
June 23-26, 2026
Bolzano, Italy
For more information, see:
sites.google.com/view/ipsarc1...
#federalism #multilevelgovernance
@IPSA_RC28
Minorities under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges
June 23-26, 2026
Bolzano, Italy
For more information, see:
sites.google.com/view/ipsarc1...
#federalism #multilevelgovernance