1. Conceptualizing Europeanization : theoretical approaches and research designs / Krzysztof Wach -- 2. Europeanization of public policies : myths and paradoxes / Rafał Riedel -- 3. Europeanization of urban governance : definitions, dimensions and perspectives / Aldona Wiktorska-Święcka -- 4....

The crisis has had a major impact on regions and cities across the EU. Regional economic disparities which were narrowing have stopped doing so, while unemployment has risen rapidly in almost all parts of the EU. Poverty and exclusion have also increased, including in many cities in the more...