John Bachtler
Professor of European Policy Studies
Director, European Policies Research Centre
Tel: +44 141 548 3339
Fax: +44 141 548 4898
e-mail: john.bachtler@strath.ac.uk |
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| Languages |
| English (mother tongue); German (fluent); French (working knowledge) |
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| Expertise |
| Research on regional and industrial development in Europe, encompassing the regional policies of Member States and Candidate Countries and the structural and cohesion policies of the European Union. Director of comparative research programme on implementation of Structural Funds in Objective 1 and 2 regions (IQ-Net). Publication of books, chapters, articles and research papers on regional development and regional policy as well as on policies for the service sector, multinational location factors, inward investment policies in Europe, reform of the Structural Funds and EU enlargement. |
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| Appointments |
| Academician of the Academy of Learned Societies in the Social Sciences. Member of the Scientific Committee of the Federal Institute for Spatial Planning, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany (2005-present). Member of the Scientific Steering Committee, EU Regional Competitiveness Study, Milan (2004-05). Panel Member, Economic & Social Committee, Priority Networks Competition 'Citizens, Localities & Nation States: The European Future' (2002-03). Member, Scottish-Nordic Governmental Liaison Group. Member, West European Study Group, Akademie für Raumforschung und Raumordung and DATAR, Germany/France (2001-03). Member, Scottish Executive Future of Regional Policy Group (2003). Adviser to the Scottish Parliament European Committee and the Enterprise & Lifelong Learning Committee (1999-2000). Expert to: the OECD Territorial Development Service, World Bank Monitoring Project in Poland, EC Advisory Group on Structural Funds, the Swedish Ministry of Industry 'Agenda 2000' Review Committee, the Economic & Social Committee of the EC, the OECD Working Group on Regional Policy, the Polish Task Forces for Structural Policies and Regional Development, the EU Delegation to the Czech Republic, the Know-How Fund Regional Development Mission to Poland, the Scotland Europa Regional Policy Forum and the EU MEANS Working Group on Policy Evaluation. |
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| Selected Projects (click here for a full list of projects or click project title for more information) |
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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) |
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IQ-Net - Improving the Quality of Structural Fund Programming through Exchange of Experience The membership of IQ-Net in Phase 5 is composed of regional and national authorities responsible for managing and implementing European Structural Funds. It is intended that the membership should be representative of a broad range of Member States, programmes and approaches to programme management. (2011-2013 current phase) |
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Evaluation of the Main Achievements of Cohesion Policy Programmes and Projects over the Longer Term in 15 Selected Regions (from 1989-1993 Programming Period to the Present) DG Regio (2011-2013) |
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European Territorial Cooperation as a Factor of Growth, Jobs and Quality of Life ESPON (2010-2012) |
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Sustainable Regional and Rural Development: Delivering Coherence and Added Value in Europe DG Regio, European Commission (2008/2009) |
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WP11 Ex Post Evaluation of Management and implementation Systems of ERDF, Objective 1 and 2, 2000-06 DG Regio, European Commission (2008/2009) |
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The potential for regional policy instruments, 2007-2013, to contribute to the Lisbon and Gothenburg objectives for growth, jobs and sustainable development. DG Regio, European Commission (2007/2008) |
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A Comparative Analysis of EU Funding and Policy Support Structures Scotland Europa (Scottish Enterprise) (2007) |
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The Ex Ante Evaluation of IPA Operational Programmes for Croatia The Republic of Croatia (2007) |
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The European Added Value of Cohesion Policy Swedish Ministry of Enterprise, Energy and Communications (2007) |
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The Impact of Structural Funds Programmes in Scotland 1994-2006 Scottish Parliament’s Enterprise and Culture Committee (2006-2007) |
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Ireland, Northern Ireland and Western Scotland Cross-Border Territorial Cooperation Programme 2007–2013: Development of a Joint Strategic Approach on Behalf of Scottish Partners Scotland Europa (Scottish Enterprise) (2006) |
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| Selected Publications (click here for a full list of publications) |
 Bachtler J, Mendez C and Oraže H (Forthcoming, 2013) From Conditionality to Europeanization in Central and Eastern Europe: Administrative Performance and Capacity in Cohesion Policy, European Planning Studies .
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Gorzelak G, Bachtler J and Smetkowski M (editors) (Forthcoming) Regional Development in Central and Eastern Europe: Development Processes and Policy Challenges Routledge, .
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Bachtler J, Mendez C and Wishlade F (Forthcoming) EU Cohesion Policy and European Integration: The dynamics of EU budget and regional policy reform Ashgate, Aldershot .
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Mendez C, Bachtler J and Granqvist K (2013) European Commission Perspectives on the 2014-2020 Partnership Agreements & Programmes: A Comparative Review of the Commission’s Position Papers, European Policy Research Paper, No. 84 , Glasgow .
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Mendez C, Wishlade F and Bachtler J (2012) Negotiation boxes and blocks: Crafting a deal on the EU Budget and Cohesion policy , European Policy Research Papers, No. 82 , Glasgow .
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Mendez C, Kah S and Bachtler J (2012) The Promise and Perils of the Performance Turn in EU Cohesion Policy, IQ-Net Thematic Paper, 31(2) , Glasgow .
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Charles D, Gross F and Bachtler J (2012) 'Smart Specialisation' and Cohesion policy - a strategy for all regions? , IQ-Net Thematic Paper, 30(2) , Glasgow .
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Gross F, Fraser A, Bachtler J and Miller S (2012) Ex Post Evaluation of the Cohesion Fund (including former ISPA) (Work Package D: Management and Implementation), report for DG Regio, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow .
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Mendez C, Bachtler J and Wishlade F (2012) Cohesion Policy after 2013: A Critical Assessment of the Legislative Proposals, Report to European Parliament Committee on Regional Development, DG for Internal Policies, Policy Department B: Structural And Cohesion Policies, Brussels .
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Mendez C and Bachtler J (2011) Administrative Reform and Unintended Consequences: An Assessment of the EU Cohesion Policy 'Audit Explosion', in Journal of European Public Policy, Vol. 18: 5, 745-764 .
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Mendez 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 .
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