Governance and Intergovernmental Relations in the European Union and the United States

Edited by Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management, The Open University, Andrew Massey, Professor of Government, King's College London, UK, Marc Holzer, Professor Emeritus and Founding Dean, School of Public Affairs and Administration, Rutgers University; Distinguished Research Professor, Institute for Public Service, Suffolk University-Boston; Elected Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, US and Ellen Wayenberg, University College Ghent and Ghent University, Belgium

'This book provides solid academic evidence of a lively debate and dialogue between US and EU scholars about Multilevel Governance (MLG) and Intergovernmental Relations (IGR). Beyond the contingencies of the terms and the path dependency of their historical developments, there are elements of convergence and overlap. This publication is a good example of how academic transatlantic dialogues result in a stronger understanding of the premises of our concepts, and of the functioning of our systems.'--Geert Bouckaert, Public Management Institute and European Group for Public Administration, Leuven, Belgium

• Contents:Dedication1. Introduction Edoardo Ongaro, Andrew Massey, Marc Holzer and Ellen Wayenberg 2. Intergovernmental Relations or Multi-level Governance? Transatlantic Comparisons and ReflectionsAlberta M. Sbragia3. Multi-level Governance and Intergovernmental Relations: Integrating the Theoretical PerspectivesTheo A.J. Toonen 4. Toward an Emergent Theory of IGR Governance at the Dawn of the Network EraRobert Agranoff 5. Rethinking Network Governance: New Forms of Analysis and the Implications for IGR/MLGMichael Farrelly, Stephen Jeffares and Chris Skelcher 6. The Changing Landscape of Intergovernmental Relations and Multi-level Governance in the United StatesDeil S. Wright, Carl W. Stenberg III and Chung-Lae Cho 7. The Evolution of the Studies of the European Union MLGSimona Piattoni 8. Intergovernmental Decisions and Multi-level Governance: Producing Patchwork PoliciesAdrienne HéritierIndex