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Subnational Government and Transnational Networking: The Rationalist Logic of Local Level Europeanization

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  • Christopher Huggins

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The involvement of subnational actors in EU politics has become an increasingly recognized facet of European integration. However, this highlights an interesting puzzle: subnational authorities in unitary and centralized polities usually lack the formal competence and have limited resources to engage beyond their territorial limits. Why, then, do they engage at the European level? This article addresses this question by exploring their motivations for participation in European transnational networking. These motivations are assessed against a Europeanization framework, exploring whether subnational authorities adopt the ‘logic of consequentialism’ or the ‘logic of appropriateness’ when engaging in transnational networking. The article argues that subnational authorities are rational actors, maximizing the opportunities presented by the EU without subscribing to its normative aims. In a context marked by financial pressures and Brexit, these findings provide a useful foundation for analyzing the on‐going EU–local relationship, and for explaining changes to subnational authorities’ approaches to European engagement.

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  • Christopher Huggins, 2018. "Subnational Government and Transnational Networking: The Rationalist Logic of Local Level Europeanization," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(6), pages 1263-1282, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:56:y:2018:i:6:p:1263-1282
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12740
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    1. Rachel Minto, 2020. "Sticky Networks in Times of Change: The Case of the European Women's Lobby and Brexit," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(6), pages 1587-1604, November.
    2. Adam Fagan & Indraneel Sircar, 2020. "Transformation All the Way Down? European Union Integration and the Professional Socialization of Municipal Health Officials in Serbia," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 58(3), pages 688-705, May.
    3. Tiziana Caponio, 2021. "Governing Migration through Multi‐Level Governance? City Networks in Europe and the United States," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(6), pages 1590-1606, November.

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