Conditioned Networking: Swiss-EU Relations in Transport
Journal
Swiss Political Science Review
ISSN
1424-7755
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2009-10-14
Author(s)
Abstract
This article addresses the structural characteristics of the interactions between Switzerland and the EU in the transport sector, i.e. transport by air and land. More precisely, it is focused on two different aspects of this relationship: first the modes of coordination between Switzerland and the EU according to the concept of external governance and, second, those conditions that make inclusive patterns of interaction more likely. The central finding of this case study is an expansion of both the regulatory and organisational boundary in both cases. This shift finds expression in the incorporation of Swiss actors into a variety of networks that, at least in some cases, allow Swiss actors to shape EU policy making. The actual patterns of interaction are influenced by a number of factors, including the type of governance inside the EU that facilitates the inclusion of third parties in EU external governance and the problem structure that is characterized by coordination rather than enforcement problems.
Language
English
Keywords
Swiss Transport Policy
European Union
European Transport Policy
Network Governance
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
Refereed
No
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher place
Oxford
Volume
15
Number
4
Start page
603
End page
627
Pages
25
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
58893