https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/17904 2026-06-06T17:56:18Z 2026-06-06T17:56:18Z Briguglio, Lino https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18285 2017-04-28T05:56:19Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Governance in the EU member states : evidence from three global indicators Authors: Briguglio, Lino Editors: Pace, Roderick Abstract: This paper assesses governance in twenty-eight EU Member States (EUMS) by comparing these states among themselves and with the rest of the world, utilising three indicators relating to political, economic and social governance. The main contributions of this paper on the issue of governance are three. First the paper includes economic and social governance in the meaning of the term “governance”. Studies on governance generally use indicators associated with politics and public administration. Secondly, it attempts to place the governance scores of the EU Member states, as a block, in an international context. Thirdly, the study tries to explain why GDP growth and governance indicators are often found to be negatively correlated. Keywords: Governance, European Union, Economic Growth, Corruption, Institutions

2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Katsaris, Angelos https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/18246 2017-04-28T05:55:27Z 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Governing climate change in the Mediterranean : fragmentation in dialogue, markets and funds Authors: Katsaris, Angelos Editors: Pace, Roderick Abstract: The article analyses the challenges of interregional cooperation for the two regional secretariats in the Mediterranean – the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean and the Secretariat of the Mediterranean Action Plan – in the policy fields of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Mediterranean climate governance is structured around complex governance arrangements, where multiple actors attempt to integrate the issue of climate change. However, the lack of financial commitments for long-term infrastructure investments and bilateral differentiation under the EU’s Neighbourhood Policy undermine region-wide cooperation. As a result, fragmentation in dialogue, markets and funds challenge the efforts of regional institutions in each climate sector and lead to variable governing outcomes. KEY WORDS Climate Change Governance, Climate Change Mitigation, Climate Change Adaptation, Southern Neighbourhood, Euro-Mediterranean relations, North Africa

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