Multi-level Governance and Security in Contemporary Society. The Case of the European Union calndar icon image December 31, 2009 tags icon image , , , ,

Author: Constantin Hlihor

Abstract: The European political environment has suffered core transformation after the collapse of communism in the field of European reconstruction & public policies and has extended its values towards the area behind the Iron Curtain. From this perspective, multi-level governance and security policy are by far the most important. This study tries to answer the following questions: How will the actors of multi-level governance succeed in being real partners of the state in providing security for the citizen and for the society, in general? Do the actors dispose of the same instruments and resources within this complex interacting system? Can the principles of good governance
be applied to a social dimension like security? The issues of legitimacy and power of all these actors will also be a analyzed.

Keywords:governance, governance actors, energy security, security, privatization of security

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