Wulf Reiners – författare

This book brings together the research of different academic disciplines to explore the recent transformation of governance in the European Union.

The emergence, execution and evolution of new modes of EU governance across several policy fields encompassing all three former pillars of the European Union are mapped, analyzed and evaluated. In particular, the contributors focus on the ways in which these innovative mechanisms and practices relate to old methods of governance and what their implications are for both the effectiveness and efficiency of policy-making. Particular attention is devoted to the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the shape of EU governance. Conclusions are drawn in the form of an integrated framework that explores the dynamics and differentiation of EU governance.

Linking research on modes of governance to the analysis of the basic legal, institutional and procedural features of the EU up to the Lisbon Treaty, this book will prove useful reading for scholars, researchers and policy-makers in the fields of European studies, law and economics, and political science and theory.

Contributors: H. Bahr, K. Dezseri, U. Diedrichs, G. Falkner, J. Monar, D. Natali, A. Peters, W. Reiners, C. Shaw, O. Treib, K. Vida, W. Wessels

Digitalisation towards Sustainable Development brings together contributions from researchers across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia to examine one of the defining questions of contemporary global policy: how does digital transformation impact sustainable development and how it can be governed in the public interest?Drawing on empirical research conducted within the EU Horizon-funded PRODIGEES project, the volume offers a genuinely comparative perspective, contrasting experiences from the European Union with those of Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa. It argues that digitalisation is neither an automatic pathway to sustainability nor an inevitable source of harm, but a contested transformation process whose outcomes depend on governance arrangements, institutional capacities, and the distribution of power between states, firms, and communities. Organised around four thematic parts – framing the digital turn, governing digitalisation, reshaping sectoral pathways, and contesting digital orders – the volume covers artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, platform economies, central bank digital currencies, environmental monitoring, space technology partnerships, disinformation, and cultural production.Directly engaged with policy debates around the UN Global Digital Compact, the G20 digital agenda, and the SDGs, the book is essential reading for postgraduate students, researchers, and policy professionals working at the intersection of digital governance, sustainable development, and global affairs.

Digitalisation towards Sustainable Development brings together contributions from researchers across Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia to examine one of the defining questions of contemporary global policy: how does digital transformation impact sustainable development and how it can be governed in the public interest?Drawing on empirical research conducted within the EU Horizon-funded PRODIGEES project, the volume offers a genuinely comparative perspective, contrasting experiences from the European Union with those of Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and South Africa. It argues that digitalisation is neither an automatic pathway to sustainability nor an inevitable source of harm, but a contested transformation process whose outcomes depend on governance arrangements, institutional capacities, and the distribution of power between states, firms, and communities. Organised around four thematic parts – framing the digital turn, governing digitalisation, reshaping sectoral pathways, and contesting digital orders – the volume covers artificial intelligence, digital public infrastructure, platform economies, central bank digital currencies, environmental monitoring, space technology partnerships, disinformation, and cultural production.Directly engaged with policy debates around the UN Global Digital Compact, the G20 digital agenda, and the SDGs, the book is essential reading for postgraduate students, researchers, and policy professionals working at the intersection of digital governance, sustainable development, and global affairs.

This book brings together the research of different academic disciplines to explore the recent transformation of governance in the European Union.The emergence, execution and evolution of new modes of EU governance across several policy fields encompassing all three former pillars of the European Union are mapped, analyzed and evaluated. In particular, the contributors focus on the ways in which these innovative mechanisms and practices relate to old methods of governance and what their implications are for both the effectiveness and efficiency of policy-making. Particular attention is devoted to the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the shape of EU governance. Conclusions are drawn in the form of an integrated framework that explores the dynamics and differentiation of EU governance.Linking research on modes of governance to the analysis of the basic legal, institutional and procedural features of the EU up to the Lisbon Treaty, this book will prove useful reading for scholars, researchers and policy-makers in the fields of European studies, law and economics, and political science and theory.Contributors: H. Bahr, K. Dezseri, U. Diedrichs, G. Falkner, J. Monar, D. Natali, A. Peters, W. Reiners, C. Shaw, O. Treib, K. Vida, W. Wessels

This open access book explores the new complexities and ambiguities that epitomize EU-Turkey relations. With a strong focus on the developments in the last decade, the book provides full access to a comprehensive understanding of the multifaceted relationship through three entry points: (1) Theories and Concepts, (2) Institutions, and (3) Policies. Part I brings together complementary and competing analytical approaches to study the evolution of EU-Turkey relations, ranging from traditional integration theories to novel concepts. Part II investigates the institutional machinery of EU-Turkey relations by analyzing the roles and perspectives of the European Council, the European Commission, and the European Parliament. Part III offers analyses of the policies most relevant for the relationship: enlargement policy, trade and macroeconomic policies, foreign and security policy, migration and asylum policies, and energy policy. In Part IV, the volume closes with a systematic survey of the conditions under which cooperative trends in EU-Turkey relations could be (re)invigorated. The systematic setup and the balanced combination of distinguished experts from EU- and Turkey-based institutions make this book a fundamental reading for students, researchers, lecturers, and practitioners of EU-Turkey relations, European integration and Turkish foreign policy.