Subnational mobilization literature has flourished since the mid. 1990s. Regional and local authorities have tried, not always successfully, to utilize alternative channels of representation in the European Union (EU) in different policy areas and with different scope and depth. The policy areas and the degree of subnational mobilization is greatly varied contingent on exogenous -at the EU level- and endogenous -within local and regional organisational capacity- factors. Most commonly, subnational authorities (SNAs) find themselves involved in cohesion policy issues, environmental affairs, and social policy measures, mostly involved in the implementation phase. However, as the EU continuously emphasizes the importance of regional and local authorities in facilitating the European integration process, it has fuelled SNAs’ institutional ambitions and expanded their aspirations for participation in new policy areas, even in fields traditionally considered to be exercised –and monopolized–by national authorities, such as foreign policy issues. This article focuses on the role of subnational institutions in the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), a relatively new policy area compared to other established EU policies. In short, the ENP was introduced in 2004 and revised in 2011 and 2015. Its rationale is to bring closer EU countries and their neighbours, so as to work together on issues regarding prosperity, stability and security for all. The ENP constitutes a policy field for subnational authorities that aim to mobilize in the supranational arena. The European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI – former European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument/ENPI) is the ENP financial tool which provides opportunities for “financial mobilization” to institutional actors by granting funds for implementing programmes. In addition, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), the official assembly of representatives of local and regional authorities in the EU, stands for another channel for subnational mobilization. Through specific policy initiatives that have been established and promoted by the CoR, namely the Conference of Regional and Local Authorities for the Eastern Partnership (CORLEAP) and the Assembly of Local and Regional elected Representatives from the EU and its Mediterranean partners (ARLEM), local and regional institutions have the opportunity to actively participate in the ENP. Moreover, the European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (EGTC) serves as a distinct policy tool for enhancing territorial development and cooperation, allowing for the engagement of subnational actors from different EU countries –and third countries as well. Drawing on the literature of multi-level governance, it is argued that sub-state entities have managed to expand their institutional role in new policy areas that have been traditionally monopolized by central state authorities. Empirical evidence is utilized by examining certain types of subnational mobilization originally found on initiatives proposed and developed by the CoR, the financial instrument of the ENP (ENI) as well as the EGTC. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.0.12.20869

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“高政治”中的次状态动员：地区和地方治理在实施欧洲邻里政策中的作用

自中期以来，地方政府动员文献蓬勃发展。1990年代。区域和地方当局尝试并非总是成功地尝试在不同政策领域，范围和深度上利用欧盟的替代代表渠道。在地方和地方组织能力因素内，政策领域和地方政府动员的程度在很大程度上取决于外源性（在欧盟一级）和内源性。最常见的是，地方政府部门（SNA）发现自己参与了凝聚力政策问题，环境事务和社会政策措施，大部分参与了实施阶段。但是，随着欧盟不断强调区域和地方当局在促进欧洲一体化进程中的重要性，它激起了国民账户体系的机构野心，并扩大了他们参与新政策领域的愿望，甚至在传统上被认为是由国家当局行使和垄断的领域，例如外交政策问题。本文重点关注地方机构在欧洲邻国政策（ENP）中的作用，与其他已制定的欧盟政策相比，这是一个相对较新的政策领域。简而言之，ENP于2004年推出，并于2011年和2015年进行了修订。其基本原理是使欧盟国家及其邻国更加紧密，以便在有关所有人的繁荣，稳定与安全的问题上共同努力。ENP构成了旨在动员超国家领域的地方政府的政策领域。欧洲邻里工具（ENI-前欧洲邻里政策工具/ ENPI）是ENP的财务工具，它通过为实施计划提供资金，为机构参与者提供了“财务动员”的机会。此外，欧洲地区委员会（CoR）是欧盟地方和地区当局代表的正式大会，代表着另一种进行国家以下地区动员的渠道。通过已经建立并通过COR，地区和地方当局的即会议东部伙伴关系（CORLEAP）和本地的大会和区域推广的具体政策措施当选欧盟和地中海伙伴（ARLEM）的代表，当地区域机构也有机会积极参与ENP。此外，欧洲领土合作组织（EGTC）是促进领土发展与合作的独特政策工具，允许来自不同欧盟国家（以及第三国）的地方行动者参与。根据多级治理的文献，有人认为，次国家实体已设法在传统上由中央国家当局垄断的新政策领域中扩大其机构作用。通过检查最初由CoR，ENP（ENI）的金融工具以及EGTC提出和制定的举措而发现的某些类型的次国家动员，可以利用经验证据。DOI：http：//dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.0.12.20869 允许来自不同欧盟国家（以及第三国）的地方行动者参与。根据多级治理的文献，有人认为，次国家实体已设法在传统上由中央国家当局垄断的新政策领域中扩大其机构作用。通过检查最初由CoR，ENP（ENI）的金融工具以及EGTC提出和制定的举措而发现的某些类型的次国家动员，可以利用经验证据。DOI：http：//dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.0.12.20869 允许来自不同欧盟国家（以及第三国）的地方行动者参与。根据多级治理的文献，有人认为，次国家实体已设法在传统上由中央国家当局垄断的新政策领域中扩大其机构作用。通过检查最初由CoR，ENP（ENI）的金融工具以及EGTC提出和制定的举措而发现的某些类型的次国家动员，可以利用经验证据。DOI：http：//dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.0.12.20869 通过检查最初由CoR，ENP（ENI）的金融工具和EGTC提出和制定的计划中发现的某些类型的次国家动员来利用经验证据。DOI：http：//dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.0.12.20869 通过检查最初由CoR，ENP（ENI）的金融工具以及EGTC提出和制定的举措而发现的某些类型的次国家动员，可以利用经验证据。DOI：http：//dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.eis.0.12.20869