Principals and transceivers: regional authorities in EU trade negotiations
Principals and transceivers: regional authorities in EU trade negotiations
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DOI：
10.1080/2474736x.2020.1714454
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发表时间：
2020-01-22
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
De Bievre, Dirk
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作者：
Kersschot, Margaux;Kerremans, Bart;De Bievre, Dirk
欧盟在成员国的密切监督下实施其对外贸易政策。然而，地方当局在联邦州的作用又如何呢？为了回答这个问题，我们来看看委托代理链，并探讨在多大程度上与利益和能力的问题上施加控制欧盟政策的地区。我们区分了三种理想类型的角色区域可以执行：校长在自己的权利，集体校长的成员，并引入了新的概念“的主人”。一个地区可以发挥具有正式能力的主体作用，就像弗兰德斯一样，它作为多个主体之一，可以拒绝比利时的决定。一个区域也可以是一个主体集合组中的一个，例如黑森区域。地区最终可以发挥从决策者到选民（反之亦然）的信息“收发器”的作用，类似于代言人的作用，而没有正式的参与框架-苏格兰也是如此。由于各地区和各州都依赖私营部门的信息，因此得出两个结论。首先，尽管有正式的权限，但作为集体负责人成员的地区很难成为私营部门的唯一对话者。第二，尽管缺乏竞争力，但跨地区是补充成员国对欧盟贸易政策控制的关键对话者。
The EU conducts its external trade policy under close scrutiny by member-states. Yet, what about the role of regional authorities in federal states? To answer, we look at the principal-agent chain of delegation and explore to which extent regions with stakes and competencies in the matter exert control over EU policies. We distinguish three ideal-type roles regions can perform: principals in their own right, members of collective principals, and introduce the new concept of 'transceivers'. A region can perform the role of principal with formal competencies, as does Flanders, which as one of multiple principals can withhold a Belgian decision. A region can also be one of a collective group of principals, as is the case for the region Hesse. Regions can finally perform the role of a 'transceiver' of information from policy-makers to constituencies (and vice versa), akin to the role of endorser, without formal framework for involvement - as does Scotland. Since regions and states alike depend on private sector information, two conclusions prevail. First, despite formal competencies, regions that are members of collective principals struggle becoming the sole interlocutor for the private sector. Second, despite lacking competencies, transceiver-regions are crucial interlocutors complementing member-state control over EU trade policy.