The Pact of Free Cities – Addressing Rule of Law Problems from a Local Perspective
Since December 2020, the Pact of Free Cities, founded by the mayors of the Visegrád capitals, has expressed the dire wish not to be held hostage for their national governments’ disrespect for the rule of law. Being cut off from financial support out of political intentions, they lobby for direct EU...
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Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
2023-11-01
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| description | Since December 2020, the Pact of Free Cities, founded by the mayors of the Visegrád capitals, has expressed the dire wish not to be held hostage for their national governments’ disrespect for the rule of law. Being cut off from financial support out of political intentions, they lobby for direct EU support. The article explores the dynamics of this initiative, its strategies to reach out to European institutions and their resonance, as well as the meaning of the Pact’s city diplomacy from a democratic perspective. The analysis of various documents published by the Pact of Free Cities shows how it combines its efforts to promote democracy, the rule of law and sustainable policies by engaging on the EU level. The Pact developed a distinct type of urban experimentalism that established a new link between the European and the city level.
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| spelling | doaj.art-64411c7379c74c78ab3a52262d640d592023-12-15T12:26:11ZengWydawnictwo Adam MarszałekPolish Political Science Yearbook0208-73752023-11-0152Special274010.15804/ppsy202351The Pact of Free Cities – Addressing Rule of Law Problems from a Local PerspectiveClaudia Matthes 0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6756-4594Humboldt University in Berlin (Germany) Since December 2020, the Pact of Free Cities, founded by the mayors of the Visegrád capitals, has expressed the dire wish not to be held hostage for their national governments’ disrespect for the rule of law. Being cut off from financial support out of political intentions, they lobby for direct EU support. The article explores the dynamics of this initiative, its strategies to reach out to European institutions and their resonance, as well as the meaning of the Pact’s city diplomacy from a democratic perspective. The analysis of various documents published by the Pact of Free Cities shows how it combines its efforts to promote democracy, the rule of law and sustainable policies by engaging on the EU level. The Pact developed a distinct type of urban experimentalism that established a new link between the European and the city level. https://czasopisma.marszalek.com.pl/en/10-15804/ppsy/1329-ppsy-vol-52/ppsy-52s/11642-ppsy202351scity diplomacypact of free citiesdemocratic resilienceeu budgeturban experimentalism |
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| title | The Pact of Free Cities – Addressing Rule of Law Problems from a Local Perspective |
| title_full | The Pact of Free Cities – Addressing Rule of Law Problems from a Local Perspective |
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| topic | city diplomacy pact of free cities democratic resilience eu budget urban experimentalism |
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