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The durability of European Regional Development Fund partnership and governance structures: a case study of the Scottish Highlands and Islands

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  • Harvey Armstrong
  • Benito Giordano
  • Calum Macleod

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This paper explores the ways in which European Union Regional Policy, particularly the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), operates in a multi-level governance framework in which stakeholders at sub-national, national and European levels work together in partnership to deliver the European funding. Focusing upon the case of the Highlands and Islands region of Scotland, the paper analyses the ways in which partnership and governance structures have evolved over successive ERDF programming periods between 2000–2006 and 2007–2013. In particular, the paper illustrates the ways in which the Highlands and Islands’ ERDF governance structures were built upon a ‘broad’ and ‘deep’ level of partnership amongst key stakeholders, especially in the 2000–2006 programme. For various reasons, including a significant reduction in its ERDF funding allocation, the level of partnership working was streamlined during the 2007–2013 programme. Importantly, however, the durability of the governance structures has been maintained.

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  • Harvey Armstrong & Benito Giordano & Calum Macleod, 2015. "The durability of European Regional Development Fund partnership and governance structures: a case study of the Scottish Highlands and Islands," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 33(6), pages 1566-1584, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envirc:v:33:y:2015:i:6:p:1566-1584
    DOI: 10.1177/0263774X15614146
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    1. Benito Giordano, 2017. "Exploring the role of the ERDF in regions with specific geographical features: islands, mountainous and sparsely populated areas," Regional Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(6), pages 869-879, June.

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