scholarly journals Fake or real EU Territorialicy? Debating the territorial universe of EU policies

Europa XXI ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Systematic Overview ◽  
Territorial Cohesion ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Development Perspective

This paper provides new insights into the main pillars of the territorial universe of EU policies, by undertaking a systematic overview of European Union (EU) key territorial development reports, agendas and programmes. These include the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP), the three Territorial Agendas, and the European Territorial Observatory Network (ESPON) reports. The evidence shows widespread territorialicy, understood as a process of incorporating a territorial driven policy design, implementation and evaluation paradigm, still largely dominated by territorial development and territorial cohesion policy rationales. However, the socioeconomic policy prism continues to dominate the design and analysis of EU policies by EU entities.

scholarly journals Editorial

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. i-i
Author(s):  
Olivier Sykes
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Member States ◽  
Agenda 2030 ◽  
Development Perspective

This issue of Transactions of AESOP brings together a series of papers which reflect on the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) document which was adopted by the then member states of the European Union (EU) in Potsdam, Germany in 1999, and is published shortly after the adoption in December 2020 of a new EU Territorial Agenda 2030 document under the recent German EU Presidency. It features an introduction and five original papers which explore the legacies of the ESDP and the present and future prospects for European territorial development and urban policy.

TERRITORIAL COHESION POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF EU REGIONAL SECURITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (Vol 18, No 4 (2019)) ◽  
pp. 439-453
Author(s):  
Ihor LISHCHYNSKYY
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Territorial Cohesion ◽  
Interregional Cooperation ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the study of the implementation of territorial cohesion policy in the European Union in order to achieve a secure regional coexistence. In particular, the regulatory and institutional origins of territorial cohesion policy in the EU are considered. The evolution of ontological models of cohesion policy has been outlined. Specifically, the emphasis is placed on the key objective of political geography – effectively combining the need for "territorialization" and the growing importance of networking. The role of urbanization processes in the context of cohesion policy is highlighted. Cross-border dimensions of cohesion policy in the context of interregional cooperation are explored. Particular emphasis is placed on the features of integrated sustainable development strategies.

scholarly journals The crisis of European spatial development policy

2005 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dejan Djordjevic ◽  
Tijana Dabovic
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Specific Point ◽  
Policy Document ◽  
Spatial Policy ◽  
Development Perspective

Although the European Union has no formal authority in the area of spatial policy, in sectoral policies can have a clear spatial impact. In this sense it conducts a de facto - and usually uncoordinated - form of spatial policy. An informal policy document produced six years ago sought to remedy this by offering an embryonic form of European spatial policy: the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP). So far, no follow-up has been produced. Is this because the current document is sufficient for addressing Europe's spatial issues or because interest in this endeavor has waned? Or are we simply in a period of transition towards a new ESDP? This brief review deals with those dilemmas, from a specific point of view of the observers, both curious and worried.

scholarly journals Territorial Cohesion of What and Why? The Challenge of Spatial Justice for EU’s Cohesion Policy

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 183-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Weckroth ◽  
Sami Moisio
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Spatial Justice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Economic Production ◽  
Territorial Cohesion

Over the past two decades, both academics and policy makers have discussed the meaning of territorial cohesion in the context of the European Union (EU). This debate on the meaning and content of territorial cohesion is becoming increasingly important in a Europe that is facing multiple crises. This article contributes to the literature on EU’s territorial cohesion policies by tracing the ways in which territorial cohesion has been defined, framed and justified as an EU policy. We analyse public speeches made by the acting commissioners for Regional Policy and inquire into the Cohesion Reports from 2004 to 2017 produced by the European Commission. In particular, we interrogate both the meaning of the concept of territorial cohesion and the justifications for pursuing territorial cohesion. We conclude with some critical remarks on the relevance of economic production-based definitions and justifications for territorial cohesion policies. Accordingly, we argue that treating macroeconomic production as an indicator of territorial cohesion harmfully consolidates a narrow understanding of societal wellbeing and development and imposes on all regions a one-dimensional economic scale to indicate their level of development.

Implications for Territorial Development and Challenges for the Territorial Cohesion of the European Union

2013 ◽  
pp. 295-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Greiving ◽  
Philipp Schmidt-Thomé ◽  
Simin Davoudi ◽  
Lasse Peltonen ◽  
Teresa Sprague
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Territorial Development ◽  
Territorial Cohesion

scholarly journals A Methodological Concept for Territorial Impact Assessment Applied to Three EU Environmental Policy Elements

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 36-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan Greiving ◽  
Mark Fleischhauer ◽  
Timo Tarvainen ◽  
Philipp Schmidt-Thomé ◽  
Jaana Jarva
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
Impact Assessment ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
Observation Network ◽  
Basic Work ◽  
First Results ◽  
Policy Objectives ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Development Perspective

AbstractEU policies require either impact assessment or evaluation, depending on the character of the policy elements. A relatively new requirement is the need to assess the territorial impacts of a policy as proposed in the European Spatial Development Perspective (ESDP) and promoted by the European Spatial Planning Observation Network (ESPON) 2006 programme. Territorial impact assessment (TIA) is defined as “a tool for assessing the impact of spatial development against spatial policy objectives or prospects for an area” (European Communities 2000). This paper summarises and further develops basic work on TIA and presents a methodological concept and the first results of such a TIA approach, applying it to EU environmental policy (civil protection, water, biodiversity).

scholarly journals Some considerations on the relationship between economic and social cohesion and implementation of the cohesion policy

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Dziembała
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
Territorial Cohesion ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The processes of deepening economic integration and regional development contribute to the intensification of inter-regional disparities. The EU’s efforts to achieve cohesion are intended to contribute to lifting the level of socio-economic development, improving the quality of life of residents, and also solving emerging problems, including social ones, so that the benefits of growth spread evenly across the EU. This inevitably has the implication, in the name of solidarity principle, of the need to provide support to countries and regions at a disadvantage to achieve cohesion within the EU. The Union promotes economic, social and territorial cohesion among Member States (MS) through grants of financial assistance and in the many benefits achieved from the implementation of EU policies. One of these policies is the cohesion policy, the aim of which is to achieve a social, economic and territorial cohesion within the Union. This paper aims to identify current perceptions of cohesion in the EU. Here we will argue that there is no conflictual relationship between economic and social cohesion; that both dimensions are self-reinforcing, and economic cohesion presupposes social cohesion. The paper also discusses the socio-economic cohesion of Poland and its regions against the background of the new EU MS. It will also assess the contribution of EU cohesion policy in the socio-economic development of Polish regions.

scholarly journals Competitiveness, Emu and Cohesion Experiences in the Past (2000–2013); Assessment of the Present (2014–2020) and Lessons for the Future (2020 and Beyond)

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-50
Author(s):  
Willem Molle
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
The Past ◽  
Europe 2020 ◽  
Europe 2020 Strategy ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
Policy Fields

Abstract The European Union has adopted several strategies to cope with a set of inter-related problems. The best known is the Europe 2020 strategy with its focus on smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Another is fostering balanced macro growth via a strengthening of the EMU. Finally the cohesion policy has to cope with spatial unbalances. The objective of this paper is to highlight the main issues in three policy fields: competitiveness, EMU and cohesion.1 Two scenarios for post 2020 development are described, which show the need for further strengthening of EU policies and of the quality of government at all levels.

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