ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY-BUILDING AND EU COHESION POLICY Regional Studies Association COHESION POLICY Research Network ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY-BUILDING AND EU COHESION POLICY John BACHTLER & Alba SMERIGLIO (EPRC, Strathclyde University), Paweł ŚLIWOWSKI (EUROREG, University of Warsaw) LEARNING FROM IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF THE EU COHESION POLICY LESSONS FOR A RESEARCH-POLICY DIALOGUE. Brussels, 13 June 2016

AIMS & OBJECTIVES WHAT CONSTITUTES ‘ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY’ FOR MANAGING AND IMPLEMENTING COHESION POLICY? HOW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY RELATES TO QUALITY OF GOVERNMENT? WHAT BUILDS ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS FOR MANAGING COHESION POLICY EFFECTIVELY? WHAT FACTORS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

CONCEPTUAL APPROACH

EXPLAINING CP PERFORMANCE

EXPLAINING CP PERFORMANCE

IMPROVING CP PERFORMANCE PRELIMINARY LESSONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY-BUILDING

Administrative Capacity-Building and EU Cohesion Policy John BACHTLER (EPRC, Strathclyde University), john.bachtler@strath.ac.uk Alba SMERIGLIO (EPRC, Strathclyde University), alba.smeriglio@strath.ac.uk Paweł ŚLIWOWSKI (EUROREG, University of Warsaw), p.sliwowski@uw.edu.pl Administrative Capacity-Building and EU Cohesion Policy