İş Birliğinin ve Koordinasyonun Geliştirilmesi Yoluyla Yeni Bir Teritoryal Ölçek? Avrupa Birliği’nin Makro Bölgesel Stratejisi

Year 2023, , 673 - 695, 28.07.2023

Samet Yılmaz

https://doi.org/10.30626/tesamakademi.1177783

Abstract

Avrupa Birliği’nin makro bölgesel stratejisi (MBS), genellikle yumuşak (soft) bir yönetişim formu olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Bu görüşe göre tanımlanmış makro bölgeler (MB), gevşek bir şekilde sınırları belirlenmiş (demarcated) bölgelerdir ve bunların yönetişimi, enformel koordinasyona ve aktörlerin esnek katılımına dayanmaktadır. Bununla birlikte MB’lerin katılaşma (solidification) potansiyeline de sahip olduğu ileri sürülmektedir. Ancak MBS üzerine yapılmış çalışmalarda, bu katılaşmanın nasıl olabileceği bütünlüklü bir şekilde ele alınmamıştır. Bu çalışma, bu konuya ilişkin bütünleşik bir çerçeve ortaya koymaktadır. Ölçeğin oluşturulduğu ve yeniden oluşturulduğu dikkate alındığında MBS, belirli açılardan teritoryal boyutları bulunan yeni bir yönetişim düzeyi oluşturmaktadır. MBS, tanımlanan MB’lerin özerkliğini ve politika üretme yeteneğini geliştirmek amacıyla bir makro bölgesel ölçek belirginleştirmektedir. Bu bağlamda bu çalışmanın sonuçları, MBS’nin sınırlandırma (delimitation), yer merkezli yönetişim (place-based governance) ve politika yapımının teritoryalleşmesi değişkenleri temelinde yeni bir teritoryal ölçek geliştirebileceğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

Sınırlandırma, Yer Merkezli Yönetişim, Politika Yapımının Teritoryalleşmesi, Teritoryal Ölçek, Avrupa Birliği’nin Makro Bölgesel Stratejisi

A New Territorial Scale Through Promotion of Cooperation and Coordination? The Macro-Regional Strategy of the European Union

Abstract

The macro-regional strategy (MRS) of the European Union (EU) is widely acknowledged as a soft form of governance. To this view, the identified macro-regions (MRs) are loosely demarcated regions, the governance of which hinges on the informal coordination and flexible involvement of actors. However, it is also stated that MRs have the potential to solidify. Nevertheless, how this solidification may be handled in integrity has not been addressed in studies on MRS. This study proposes an integrated framework for this matter. Considering that the scale is configured and reconfigured, MRS offers a new governance level that has territorial dimensions in certain respects. It delineates a macro-regional scale with the aim of promoting the autonomy and ability of the identified MRs to produce policies. In this regard, the results of the study suggest that MRS may introduce a new territorial scale on the basis of three variables that are delimitation, place-based governance, and territorialisation of policymaking.

Keywords

Delimitation, Place-Based Governance, Territorialisation of Policy-Making, Territorial Scale, Macro-Regional Strategy of the European Union

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