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The second IGCOORD Conference "Vertical and Horizontal Coordination: Tools, Mechanisms and Barriers to Solving Complex Policy Issues" is organized by COST Action 20123 - Intergovernmental Coordination from Local to European Governance (IGCOORD).
Many challenges in public policy today are multi-level in nature. From climate change and
disaster management, migration and integration, to transport networks, agriculture, food
security and public health, the policy responsibilities and policy levers lie with a complex
network of governing institutions. In many cases, although each government may have their
own responsibilities and mandate, policy challenges can be met effectively only by
coordinating executive and legislative action between governments. Understanding the
challenges, opportunities and dynamics of intergovernmental coordination is thus crucial to
understanding policy making and public problem solving.
Coordination can be horizontal, among governments of the same level (between regional or
municipal governments). Or it can be vertical, between the European/ central/ federal
government and different constituent units – territories, regions, or municipalities.
Coordination may be bilateral, between two governments, or multilateral, between several
or even all governing administrations. Intergovernmental coordination is not limited to
governments or actors within the same country. Empirically, we find examples of cross-border coordination between local or regional governments to manage issues affecting people on either side of the border, or city networks within or across countries.
Intergovernmental coordination may be not only beneficial, but even essential, to solving
complex policy issues and so called "wicked problems". These often reach beyond the
constitutional allocation of powers across governmental tiers, with decisions taken by one
government having direct consequences for others. By involving various stakeholders with
their respective information and perspectives, coordination is generally expected to result in
better solutions and to generate greater legitimacy than decisions made by individual
governments in isolation.to Conversely, increasing the number of governments involved in
policy development makes decision-making more time-consuming, cumbersome, and
increases the risk of tension, conflict, and stalemate. Lines of accountability may become
blurred, providing incentives for governments to engage in strategies of blame-shifting
whenever a negotiation outcome it not fully in line with their own agenda or promises to their
voters.
It is the aim of this conference to discuss the variety of issues of intergovernmental
coordination from a multiplicity of perspectives, to unpack the intricacies of coordination in
theory and practice in order to enable mutual learning by understanding the mechanisms
behind successful examples.
Panel topics:
• Navigating Albania’s democratic landscape: insights into electoral dynamics, political dichotomy, local governance, and transparency
• Local autonomy and administrative capacity
• Intergovernmental meetings and central government policy-making
• Legal regulation of multilevel policies
• Intra- and inter-municipal coordination
• Patterns and strategies of intergovernmental lobbying
• Territorial politics
• Crisis management and resilience
• Politics in vertical relations
• Governance coordination in cross-border cooperation: organization and challenges
• Blame attribution strategies in multilevel systems
• The Bundesrat as a model for shared rule?
Plenary lecture: Sean Mueller (Université de Lausanne): Shared rule in federal theory and practice. Concept, causes, consequences
Information on participating / attending:
Date:
06/13/2024 08:30 - 06/14/2024 12:30
Event venue:
TU Darmstadt
S3|13
Residenzschloss 1
64283 Darmstadt
Hessen
Germany
Target group:
Journalists, Scientists and scholars
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Politics, Social studies
Types of events:
Conference / symposium / (annual) conference
Entry:
05/29/2024
Sender/author:
Silke Paradowski
Department:
Science Communication Centre - Abteilung Kommunikation
Event is free:
no
Language of the text:
German
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event77067
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