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Biographical note
Edited by Simona Piattoni, Professor of Political Science, Department of Sociology and Social Research, University of Trento, Italy and Laura Polverari, Senior Research Fellow, European Policies Research Centre, University of Strathclyde, UK<i>‘The volume is an important academic contribution at a time, in which the EU is weakened by internal and global political changes, suggesting a need for policy to reinforce EU economic and political cohesion.’</i>
- Rolf Bergs, Journal of Common Market Studies,
<i>‘Simona Piattoni and Laura Polverari have collected a superb group of experts to take stock of the history, political dynamics, and effects of EU Cohesion policy - thirty years after its launch by Jacques Delors’ administration. The book is an interdisciplinary tour de force that examines how EU Cohesion policy has indelibly shaped multilevel governance in the European Union. Cohesion policy was intended to shake up the status quo because it sought to mobilize “les forces vives” outside the national capitals. It remains, until today, a highly political enterprise that generates cooperation and competition among cities and regions; affects territorial relations within as well as across member states; and constrains choice in a variety of sectoral policies. This is a definitive statement on one of Europe’s most transformative policies.’</i>
- Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US,