The term multi-level governance (MLG) has emerged from its origins in EU studies in the early 1990s to become a commonly used description of politics and policy-making in a range of settings. This collection discusses seminal papers covering three waves of MLG scholarship; the first wave focuses largely on debates around Europe and the regions; the second on the nature and impact of MLG in wider settings (local, national and global) and the implications for accountability; and the third discusses MLG of different types and in new terrains (geographical or policy).
Edited by Ian Bache, Professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Centre for Wellbeing in Public Policy (CWiPP) and Matthew Flinders, Professor of Politics and Director, Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics, University of Sheffield, UK