The architecture of governance structures for renewable energies in Germany is characterized by a duality of economic incentives at the national level and spatial planning influence mainly at the local and regional level. This duality is problematic with respect to resource efficiency and...

This work explores the role of the “multi-level governance†concept in the current EU rural development policies and in the proposal for the programming period 2014-2020. The main objective is to set out a methodology for the self-evaluation of local governance with reference to the...

Analyses of European governance usually bring the member states into the fore placing the citizens in the background. By means of economic analysis, this paper brings explanations of EU legitimacy down to the level of individuals. A method will be suggested that combines explanations based on...