№53: Linking National and European Governance: Lessons for Poland and Norway
№53: Linking National and European Governance: Lessons for Poland and Norway

Author(s): Jakub Godzimirski, Agata Gostyńska, Pernille Rieker, Marta Stormowska
Contributor(s): Lidia Puka (Editor), Roderick Parkes (Editor)
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Geopolitics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: European Union; national and European governance; multilevel system;
Summary/Abstract: Influencing the EU’s governance poses both a challenge and an opportunity to mid-size countries like Poland and Norway. As an analytical approach, “experimentalist governance”—with its focus on the utility of learning in a multilevel system—should offer both countries clues about influencing the European regime. Yet, the relevance of the theory to policy areas of most interest to both countries— security, energy and migration—remains unclear. As part of the GoodGov project, this paper assesses the applicability of experimentalist learning to these three fields and highlights the need for both countries to strengthen horizontal cooperation with state and non-state actors if they are to exploit it.

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