MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE AND NEOFUNCTIONALISM: THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL CHINA

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MULTILEVEL GOVERNANCE AND NEOFUNCTIONALISM
THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TRANSITIONAL
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• Dr. Xi Lin
• China in Comparative Perspective Network (CCPN)
• London School of Economics
• x.lin1_at_lse.ac.uk
• cartoonlin82_at_gmail.com

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introduction

• The structure of this presentation
• Section 1 EU Integration
• Section 2 EU Governance
• Section 3 Implications for China

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Section 1 neofunctionalism

• A theory of EU integration (Haas 1958, Lindberg
  1963, 1966 Schmitter 1970)
• Core arguments
• Increased degree of interdependence between
  public and non-public actors
• Economies expansively interconnected
• Governments at national level directed their
  aspirations, sovereignty and loyalty to the new
  European centre

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the logic of spillover

• Concept of spillover
• The expansive logic of sector integration
  (Haas 1958 283)
• A situation to which a given action, related
  to a specific goal, creates a situation in which
  the original goal can be assured only by taking
  further actions, which in turn create a further
  condition and a need for more action, and so
  forth (Lindberg 1963 10)

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The logic of spillover

• Three notions of spillover
• Functional
• Interdependency between different sectors
• Political
• Pluralist nature of West European societies
  (Tranholm-Mikkelsen 1991 5)
• Cultivated
• Central institutions of the Community

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Section 2 multilevel governance

• A theory of European Governance double-sided
  shift of authority away from national
  governments (Hooghe and Marks 2001 70)
• Governance Structure and Power-centred Analyses
  (Marks 1992, 1993 Hooghe 1996b Marks, Hooghe
  and Blank 1996 Marks and Hooghe 2001)
• Decentralisation of Power
• Power-sharing

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• (1) Decentralisation of Power (Hooghe and Marks
  2001 3-4)
• Shared decision power by multilevel actors
• Declining dominant power of nation states in
  European and national policy making, and
• The influential power of subnational actors on
  European and national policymaking

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• (2) Power-sharing among
• Subnational
• Local governments
• Interest groups
• Regional agencies
• National
• National governments
• Supranational
• EU Commission
• Council of Ministers
• European Parliament
• European Court of Justice

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EU Commission
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European parliament
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European parliament
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Relationships between EU institutions
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National governments
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Subnational governments
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Section 3 implications for china

• Integration of the Greater China Region
• Governance A Chinese Model of Democracy and
  Multilevel Governance

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• (1) Integration of the Greater China Region
• Mainland China
• Hong Kong
• Macau
• Taiwan

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• (2) Governance
• Chinese model of democracy
• Multilevel Governance in China