Dalia Mukhtar-Landgren
Docent | Universitetslektor
Local autonomy and the partnership principle : Collaborative governance in the European Social Fund in Sweden
Författare
Summary, in Swedish
Against the backdrop of strong local self-government, this article analyses how local autonomy in Sweden has been affected by the implementation of the European Social Fund (ESF) and the ‘partnership principle’. Guided by theories on collaborative governance, the authors analyse three empirically-derived forms of organizational collaborative arrangements: top-down decision-making, bottom-up regional initiatives, and horizontal local collaboration. The article illustrates how the implementation of ESF in Swedish municipalities enables local autonomy but also limits the influence of local public actors in formal and informal decision-making processes.
Avdelning/ar
- Statsvetenskapliga institutionen
- CIRCLE
Publiceringsår
2022-05-26
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Public Money and Management
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Taylor & Francis
Ämne
- Public Administration Studies
Nyckelord
- collaborative governance
- democracy
- EU regional Policy
- European Social Fund
- local autonomy
Aktiv
Epub
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0954-0962