https://hdl.handle.net/2072/4270 www.ibei.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=111&Itemid=98&lang=ca Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:31:37 GMT 2026-04-03T19:31:37Z https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377806 European transboundary crises and EU agencies: Examining board members' attitudes towards crisis involvement Jordana, Jacint; Triviño, Juan Carlos The European Union continuously faces crises on a continental scale, such as the 1996 and 2000 “mad cow disease” crises, the 2008 financial crisis, or the 2015 refugee crisis. Within this context, institutions including some European Union agencies (EAs) have emerged as repositories of plausible mechanisms for potentially reacting to such transboundary crises (TBCs). Against this backdrop, this study examines the role of EA management boards— the agency decision-makers par excellence—in the context of TBCs as potential loci for contributions to crisis resolution. We assess board members’ attitudes toward two aspects of crisis management, namely decision-making and coordination, and analyze them through several independent variables. Our study seeks to understand if board members’ professional backgrounds and the institutional designs of EAs influence perceptions of these agencies’ performances in TBCs. This study is based on two original resources: a survey and a biographical database of current management board members. Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377806 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377805 European Union Agencies: A transnational logic? Triviño, Juan Carlos European Union agencies have been studied explicitly or implicitly from two distinct theoretical backgrounds: an intergovernmental and a supranational logic. The two logics relate to broader dynamics that aim to understand the forces that the EU responds to. Against this backdrop, the present paper asks the following question: how can intergovernmental and supranational perspectives be reconciled in the study of EU agencies? The question we put forward seeks to discuss EU agencies as singular artefacts that combine intergovernmental coordination and access to supranational power under conditions of institutional isolation and a strong professional identity. The paper problematizes the literature on EU agencies along these lines before proposing that these organizations be studied as part of broader dynamics linked to their coordinating role in European policy-making. We conclude with a plea to favor an analysis that would reconcile these two perspectives based on considering agencies as trans-governmental bodies operating in transnational spaces. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377805 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377804 Políticas de comunicación y convergencia digital en América Latina. Un estudio sobre Argentina, Brasil y México Bizberge, Ana El presente trabajo plantea un estudio sobre las políticas públicas de comunicación en materia de convergencia digital en América Latina, a partir del análisis de las reformas normativas en Argentina, Brasil y México. Entre 2009-2017, estos gobiernos implementaron cambios en sus marcos regulatorios que pusieron a la convergencia entre la industria audiovisual y la de telecomunicaciones en el centro del debate. El análisis de los casos se organiza a partir de tres ejes: las condiciones políticas que motivan las discusiones sobre nuevas regulaciones, el análisis normativo propiamente dicho y sus efectos en la configuración del sistema mediático. El discurso de la convergencia regulatoria enfatiza en la promoción de la competencia. Sin embargo, ha servido como excusa para des -regular las redes, profundizando la concentración y reduciendo la competencia a los actores del status quo. Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377804 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377803 Surveillance, Smart technologies and the development of Safe City solutions: the case of Chinese ICT firms and their international expansion to emerging markets Artigas, Alvaro Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT https://hdl.handle.net/2072/377803 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z