Policy transfer in the European Union: Institutional isomorphism as a source of legitimacy

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Radaelli, CM
• 署名单位: University of Bradford
• 刊物名称: GOVERNANCE-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLICY ADMINISTRATION AND INSTITUTIONS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0952-1895
• DOI: 10.1111/0952-1895.00122
• 发表日期: 2000
• 关键词: monetary-union; community; diffusion

摘要

This article examines public policy in the European Union (EU) by drawing upon the framework of policy transfer, which has been recently refined by comparativists, and the concept of isomorphism developed within or organizational theory. Three case studies-namely, the single currency, tax policy and media ownership policy-are discussed and compared with the aim of assessing the potential of isomorphism for the analysis of policy diffusion. The author argues that European institutions which have a serious limitation in terms of legitimacy, stimulate policy transfer by catalyzing isomorphic processes. Policy transfer, however, is constrained when there are no national cases to be imitated. Yet European institutions, most notably the European Commission, can overcome the problem by inseminating solutions into national political systems.