Research on policy integration has become an important part of public policy scholarship by
analyzing how policymakers create linkages between policy subsystems to deal with …

The issue of institutional capacity has received increased attention in the research on policy
integration, bringing about the proliferation of conceptions aimed at capturing the linkage …

In this article, we explore the determinants of reforms intending to integrate policies and
coordinate administrative units by focusing on necessary conditions. Firstly, we elaborate …

While there is a cumulative research programme on the causes of decentralization to
regional and local governments, research on its policy consequences is less integrated. This …

Regional development is one of the main EU spending priorities through its Cohesion
Policy. Brexit is among several influences on the future of the policy, whose evolution is part …

Although policy integration research has been burgeoning over the past decade, numerous
blank spots exist in our understanding of the rationale, the policy-making implications and …

The study examines the implementation of urban development strategies in Scotland, UK,
and the Veneto Region of Italy and fills an important gap in the knowledge about the …

Different streams of political research have pointed to two macro‐phenomena that appear as
opposite at first glance: On the one hand, the increasing delegation of competencies to …

This companion provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date comparative overview of
the cyber-security strategies and doctrines of the major states and actors in Europe, North …

The paper evaluates the effect of illegal activities on Cohesion Policy implementation. This
issue is fundamental in Italy, where large delays in expenditure risk to undermine the growth …