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标题：European Cohesion Policy performance and citizens’ awareness: A holistic System Dynamics framework
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作者：Giovanni Cunico ; Eirini Aivazidou ; Edoardo Mollona 等
期刊名称：Investigaciones Regionales
印刷版ISSN：1695-7253
出版年度：2020
卷号：46
期号：46
DOI：10.38191/iirr-jorr.20.007
语种：English
出版社：Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional
摘要：As Cohesion Policy constitutes the major funding scheme of the European Union, not only does literature explore if the policy’s performance is satisfactory but as well investigates the extent to which the policy is effectively communicated to citizens. To integrate analysis of implementation and communication, we develop a novel qualitative framework that elicits a holistic analysis of the causal mechanisms behind: (i) the distribution of the Cohesion Policy funds, their management at a local managing authority level and the related impact on projects’ quality, and (ii) the communication processes that underpin citizens’ awareness about the Union’s role in funded projects. The multilevel nature and the dynamic behaviour of the system, as well as its multiple feedback loops, render System Dynamics as the appropriate approach to model its complexity. The proposed framework aims at stimulating a focused discussion on Cohesion Policy through providing policy-making insights for designing efficient schemes to improve not only actual performance but, more importantly, perceived performances, as well as for supporting research in the field from a new organisational point of view.