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T1 European cohesion policy performance and citizens’ awareness: a holistic system dynamics framework
T2 Desempeño de la política europea de cohesión y concienciación de los ciudadanos: un marco holístico de dinámica de sistemas
A1 Cunico, Giovanni
A1 Aivazidou, Eirini
A1 Mollona, Edoardo
K1 European cohesion policy
K1 Funds’ absorption
K1 Projects’ quality
K1 Citizens’ awareness
K1 Modelling framework
K1 System dynamics
K1 Política de cohesión europea
K1 Absorción de fondos
K1 Calidad de proyectos
K1 Concienciación ciudadana
K1 Marco de modelización
K1 Dinámica de sistemas
K1 Economía
K1 Economics
K1 Geografía
K1 Geography
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB As Cohesion Policy constitutes the major funding scheme of the European Union, not only does literature explore if the policy’s performance is satisfactory but also investigates the extent to which the policy is effectively communicated to citizens. To integrate analysis of implementation and communication, we develop a novel qualitative framework that elicits a holistic analysis of the causal mechanisms behind: (i) the distribution of the Cohesion Policy funds, their management at a local managing authority level and the related impact on projects’ quality, and (ii) the communication processes that underpin citizens’ awareness about the Union’s role in funded projects. The multilevel nature and the dynamic behaviour of the system, as well as its multiple feedback loops, render System Dynamics appropriate as an approach to model its complexity. The proposed framework aims at stimulating a focused discussion on Cohesion Policy by providing policy-making insights for designing efficient schemes to improve the actual and the perceived performances. Finally, it is anticipated to support research in the field from a new organisational perspective through considering the impact of local actors’ structures, procedures and actions on Cohesion Policy outcomes.
PB Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR)
SN 2340-2717
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/42089
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/42089
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 25-abr-2024