Policy transfer in the European Union: Institutional isomorphism as a source of legitimacy
Policy transfer in the European Union: Institutional isomorphism as a source of legitimacy
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DOI：
10.1111/0952-1895.00122
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发表时间：
2000-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Radaelli, CM
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作者：
Radaelli, CM
本文通过借鉴最近由比较主义者改进的政策转移框架，以及在组织理论中发展起来的同构概念，研究了欧盟（EU）的公共政策。本文讨论了三个案例研究，即单一货币、税收政策和媒体所有权政策，并对其进行了比较，目的是评估同构分析政策扩散的潜力。作者认为，在合法性方面存在严重限制的欧洲制度通过催化同构过程来刺激政策转移。然而，在没有国家案例可供模仿的情况下，政策转移受到限制。然而，欧洲机构，尤其是欧盟委员会（European Commission），可以通过向各国政治体系“灌输”解决方案来克服这个问题。
This article examines public policy in the European Union (EU) by drawing upon the framework of policy transfer, which has been recently refined by comparativists, and the concept of isomorphism developed within or organizational theory. Three case studies-namely, the single currency, tax policy and media ownership policy-are discussed and compared with the aim of assessing the potential of isomorphism for the analysis of policy diffusion. The author argues that European institutions which have a serious limitation in terms of legitimacy, stimulate policy transfer by catalyzing isomorphic processes. Policy transfer, however, is constrained when there are no national cases to be imitated. Yet European institutions, most notably the European Commission, can overcome the problem by "inseminating" solutions into national political systems.