International diffusion of regulatory governance: EU actorness in public procurement

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Ladi, Stella; Tsarouhas, Dimitris
• 署名单位: University of London; Queen Mary University London; Panteion University; Ihsan Dogramaci Bilkent University
• 刊物名称: REGULATION & GOVERNANCE
• ISSN/ISSBN: 1748-5983
• DOI: 10.1111/rego.12163
• 发表日期: 2017
• 页码: 388-403
• 关键词: power europe; Trade negotiations; WTO; AGENCY; UNION

摘要

This paper attempts to go beyond actor-centered explanations of the European Union's (EU) presence in regulatory politics by examining the role of the EU in the diffusion of regulatory norms and practices. We explore the international diffusion of public procurement policy, to which multiple organizations and especially the EU and the World Trade Organization have made an active contribution. Using the opportunity-presence-capability scheme, we argue that the EU is actively co-shaping the global agenda on public procurement, mainly as a result of the opportunity and presence dimensions of its global actorness and its role in the horizontal diffusion of public procurement regulations between international organizations. For EU as a global actor literature to offer valuable explanations, an in-depth analysis of its relationship with other international organizations, such as the World Trade Organization, reveals significant interactions and the co-shaping of policy agendas.