The relevance of transnational policy networks: some examples from the European Commission and the Bretton Woods institutions

Nölke, Andreas (author)

Transnational policy networks are an attractive subject for both Development Studies and International Relations if we are interested in the consequences of globalisation on public policy-making. Both within North-South relations and within European Union politics these networks have recently been identified as a typical outcome of current transformations, thereby challenging the dominant state-centric perspective of international politics. This article focuses on the confrontation between approaches that propose these networks as a new governance instrument and a more critical and analytical perspective. Departing from a theoretical model which analyses transnational policy networks as inter-organisational resource exchanges, the illustrations focus on international secretariats such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission since these organisations play a core role within most transnational policy networks. The article argues that these networks are only relevant in very specific empirical conditions. Thus, their use as a new governance arrangement will be limited.

• Language: English
• Keywords: Evropska unija, European union
• Work type: Not categorized (r6)
• Tipology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences
• Year: 2003
• Number of pages: str. 276-298
• Numbering: Vol. 6, no. 3
• UDC: 327
• ISSN on article: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 22606429
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• Title: Journal of international relations and development
• Shortened title: J. int. relat. & dev.
• Publisher: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Centre of International Relations
• ISSN: 1408-6980
• COBISS.SI-ID: 76065792