EAPC10
"Analysis of the Territorial and Partisan Dimension of the Regulatory Agencies Independence"
2010 - 2011
Regulatory agencies respond to an objective of independence regarding the political power that gives them credibility with social agents. The real independence of the members that are part of the advice of the Spanish regulatory agencies regarding the parliamentary parties or majorities that nominated them for the position have not been systematically studied. The project focuses on this emptiness and also adds the territorial dimension, which takes into account not only the partisan membership of the members of the agencies’ councils, but also the impact that may have on the places of origin of its members in decisions that are territorialy diverse. The project is based on the analysis of the acts and voting behaviour of the board of the regulatory agencies in order to evaluate the independence of the members in two significant dimensions. The research is complemented by in-depth interviews with those responsible for the agencies to analyze the possible sources of problems related to the independence of the members of the boards vis-a-vis the politicians.
Researchers
2010 - 2011
Regulatory agencies respond to an objective of independence regarding the political power that gives them credibility with social agents. The real independence of the members that are part of the advice of the Spanish regulatory agencies regarding the parliamentary parties or majorities that nominated them for the position have not been systematically studied. The project focuses on this emptiness and also adds the territorial dimension, which takes into account not only the partisan membership of the members of the agencies’ councils, but also the impact that may have on the places of origin of its members in decisions that are territorialy diverse. The project is based on the analysis of the acts and voting behaviour of the board of the regulatory agencies in order to evaluate the independence of the members in two significant dimensions. The research is complemented by in-depth interviews with those responsible for the agencies to analyze the possible sources of problems related to the independence of the members of the boards vis-a-vis the politicians.
Researchers
Main Outcomes
Journal Articles
Fernández‐i‐Marín, X., Jordana, J., & Bianculli, A. C. (2016). Are regulatory agencies independent in practice? Evidence from board members in S pain. Regulation & Governance, 10(3), 230-247. doi:10.1111/rego.12084.
Journal Articles
Fernández‐i‐Marín, X., Jordana, J., & Bianculli, A. C. (2016). Are regulatory agencies independent in practice? Evidence from board members in S pain. Regulation & Governance, 10(3), 230-247. doi:10.1111/rego.12084.
