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- Title
International diffusion of regulatory governance: EU actorness in public procurement.
- Authors
Ladi, Stella; Tsarouhas, Dimitris
- Abstract
This paper attempts to go beyond actor-centered explanations of the European Union's (EU) presence in regulatory politics by examining the role of the EU in the diffusion of regulatory norms and practices. We explore the international diffusion of public procurement policy, to which multiple organizations and especially the EU and the World Trade Organization have made an active contribution. Using the 'opportunity-presence-capability' scheme, we argue that the EU is actively co-shaping the global agenda on public procurement, mainly as a result of the 'opportunity' and 'presence' dimensions of its global actorness and its role in the horizontal diffusion of public procurement regulations between international organizations. For 'EU as a global actor' literature to offer valuable explanations, an in-depth analysis of its relationship with other international organizations, such as the World Trade Organization, reveals significant interactions and the co-shaping of policy agendas.
- Subjects
GOVERNMENT purchasing; EUROPEAN Union; WORLD Trade Organization; INTERNATIONAL organization; PUBLIC administration
- Publication
Regulation & Governance, 2017, Vol 11, Issue 4, p388
- ISSN
1748-5983
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/rego.12163