Multilevel Governance Flashcards
What is Multi Level Governance?
The dispersion of authority within a state or beyond it. It refers to the organization of the government at diverse scales as well as the decentralization policies.
Two Types of Multi Level Governance?
1) Federalism
2) Network Governance
Federalism
Reflects a more federal or quasi-federal
arrangement, in which dispersion of authority is limited and jurisdiction of authority is general purpose.
Network Governance
Description of governing arrangements. the
JURISDICTION OF AUTHORITY is task-specific, where
jurisdictions operate at numerous territorial levels and may be overlapping.
3 dimensions of multilevel governance framework
1) center-periphery
2) domestic-international
3) state-society
Dispersion of authority within a state entails what three systems of governance and their meanings?
- Confederation: permanent union of sovereign states
- Federation: authority is divided among two or more levels of government.
- Unitary: central government may share authority with local and regional governments, but the central
government can change the system unilaterally
Daniel J. Eleza’s 8 additional categories of federal arrangements?
Underlined degrees of federal arrangements.
- federation
- federacy
- home rule
- consociational policies
- associated states
- condomonium
- common markets
- unions and leagues
What is decentralization?
Transfer of authority or competence from a central government to a subnational entity.
What is devolution?
Decentralization of one or more
governmental powers/almost synonymous with decentralization.
What is Asymmetrical federalism?
Federal system of government in which power is unevenly divided between states such that some states have greater responsibilities or more autonomy than others. Gruber–De Gasperi Agreement (1947) recognized Italian sovereignty on South-Tyrol but granted an autonomy for the German speaking population
Two decentralization policies?
1) Asymmetrical federalism
2) devolution
