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Fiona Wishlade
Director,
European Policies Research Centre

Tel: +44 141 548 3061
Fax: +44 141 548 4898
e-mail: fiona.wishlade@strath.ac.uk
Qualifications
MA (Joint Hons) 2.1 University of Edinburgh (French with Contemporary European Governmental Institutions); LLM University of Strathclyde (European Law).
 
Languages
English (mother tongue); French (fluent); Italian (working knowledge); Spanish (working knowledge).
 
Experience
Research experience on regional policy in the European Community and in EU competition policy in relation to State aids. Management of a range of international projects for government organisations at national and international levels.
 
Selected Projects (click here for a full list of projects or click project title for more information)
EoRPA (European Regional Policy Research Consortium): Regional Policy in the EU Member States and Norway - A Comparative Assessment Regional policy departments in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland (Ongoing)
The Objective of Economic and Social Cohesion in the Economic Policies of Member States DG Regio, European Commission (2010)
The European Added Value of Cohesion Policy Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (2007)
The Reform of EU Cohesion Policy: an evaluation of the proposals and implications for Spain Institute of Fiscal Studies (2005-2006)
Benchmarking Regional Policy in Europe, Second International Conference The Ministry of Finance in Latvia, Scottish Executive, the Ministry of the Interior in Finland, the British Council Latvia, the European Commission, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of Strathclyde (2005)
Cohesion Policy Allocations 2007-2013 and Policy Options for Cyprus Planning Bureau, Cyprus (2005)
Advisory Support for the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance during negotiations on the new EU Financial Perspectives 2007-2013 and the Reform of the Cohesion Policy Ministry of Economy and Finance, Greece (2004-2006)
Recent Developments in Regional State Aid Control: Implications for Scotland Scottish Executive Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Department (2004)
The Reform of the EU Regional Aid Guidelines Highlands & Islands Enterprise (2004)
Regional Business Aids in Finland: A Comparison with Regional Support in the EU Member States and Norway Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Finland (2001)
ERDF Co-Financing of Loan-Based Subsidies: Issues and Options Related to the Tail-End Problem European Commission, DG Regio (2001)
Benchmarking Regional Policy in Europe Conference UK Department for International Development, European Commission, Scotland Europa and UK Economic and Social Research Council. (2001)
 
Selected Publications (click here for a full list of publications)
Bachtler J, Mendez C and Wishlade F (Forthcoming) European Integration and EU Cohesion Policy: Budgetary Politics and Policy Dynamics, Ashgate, Aldershot.

Download PDFMendez C, Bachtler J and Wishlade F (2011) A Budget and Cohesion Policy for Europe 2020: Let the Negotiations Begin, European Policy Research Papers, , No. 81, Glasgow.

Download PDFWishlade F (2011) Setting the Scene for Competition Policy Control of Regional Aid 2014+, European Policy Research Paper, , No. 80, Glasgow.

Download PDFMendez C, Bachtler J and Wishlade F (2011) Setting the stage for the reform of Cohesion policy after 2013, European Policy Research Papers, , No 77, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Download PDFWishlade, F (2011) To Roll Forward or Roll Back? Regional Aid Control 2014+, European Policy Research Papers, , No 75, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Download PDFMendez C, Bachtler J and Wishlade F (2011) Visions and Options for Cohesion Policy after 2013, Report to European Parliament, , Brussels.

Download PDFBachtler J, Mendez C and Wishlade F (2010) Challenges, Consultations and Concepts: Preparing for the Cohesion Policy Debate, European Policy Research Papers, , No 74, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Download PDFWishlade F (2010) Crisis, what crisis? Business as usual for EU Competition Policy and Regional Aid Control, European Policy Research Papers, , No 73, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Wishlade, F (2010) Cini, M and McGowan, L, Competition Policy in the European Union, Palgrave Macmillan,in Public Administration, 88(1).

Wishlade F and Michie R (2009) Il vaso di Pandora e l'oracolo di delfi:la politica di coesione europea e il rispetto delle norme sugli aiuti di Stato in Rivista giuridica del Mezzogiorno, XXIII, No 3.

Download PDFBachtler J, Mendez C and Wishlade F (2009) Ideas for Budget and Policy Reform: Reviewing the Debate on Cohesion Policy 2014+, European Policy Research Papers, , No 67, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

Download PDFWishlade F (2009) Measure for Measure: Recent developments in EU competition policy and regional aid control, European Policy Research Papers, , No 65, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.