Papers by Evangelia Petridou
European Policy Analysis, 2020
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Scholars in political science and policy studies have been paying
increasing attention to a speci... more Scholars in political science and policy studies have been paying
increasing attention to a specific kind of actor, the policy
entrepreneur, as an agent of change. Less attention has been paid
to the contextual factors that may shape entrepreneurial action as
most of the extant research is performed in pluralistic systems
and in high complexity policy sectors. This is a study of a routine
planning process in the municipality of Östersund in Northern
Sweden with the purpose of studying the kind of actors that
may act entrepreneurially (the who); the kind of strategies they
use; and what contextual powers facilitate these strategies (the
how). This two-and-a-half-year routine, low-complexity process
was analyzed with in-depth interviews and a survey, participant
observation, document analysis, and formal social network
analysis. Findings suggest that professional administrators acted
entrepreneurially by employing a set of six strategies while
the members of civil society were central – though not
entrepreneurial – participants.
This study focuses on the bureaucratic reforms in Sweden which
resulted in the creation of the Se... more This study focuses on the bureaucratic reforms in Sweden which
resulted in the creation of the Secretariat for Crisis Management
and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. We investigate the
mechanisms that lead to divergent change through the critical
juncture analytical approach. The study’s findings suggest that the
bureaucratic reforms were the result of the critical juncture between
2001 and 2009, which included, inter alia, the release of a commission
of inquiry report, a major political crisis and a national election.
Moreover, we situate entrepreneurial agency in this analysis while
we contribute to the theorization of institutional entrepreneurship by
focusing on the implementation stage of institutional change. In order
to overcome the institutional resistance stemming from an attempt
to preserve the existing power structures, institutional entrepreneurs
use the following three strategies: (i) the strategy of listening; (ii) the
strategy of advertising early success and (iii) the strategy of picking
up the phone.
In contemporary, diverse economies, entrepreneurship has been recognized as a catalyst towards gr... more In contemporary, diverse economies, entrepreneurship has been recognized as a catalyst towards growth and economic development. The term is elastic and its interdisciplinary roots underpin the diversity of the scholarship in entrepreneurship. In the past few decades, literature on political entrepreneurship has exploded in disciplines other than economics, notably in political science. A growing interest in connection with EU policy areas focuses on political entrepreneurship and economic growth. Agricultural policy has since 1957 played a major role when it comes to grown in most member countries, and the policy sector has a distinct Northern, Central, Eastern and Southern dimension. Different output and subsidies are linked to production of certain products, and nota bene also to the magnitude and strength of respective lobbyist groups. This session takes a narrow view on political entrepreneurship, focusing on actors in the public sector or funded by the public sector, who work towards policies aimed at fostering market entrepreneurship in EU countries in light of the recent crisis. Greece represents a fruitful case study due to the ripple effects of the 2007 financial crisis and the debt crisis that ensued. By adopting a comprehensive systems approach, we examine the wine industry as an example of an emerging sector who has proved particularly resilient despite the adverse performance conditions. We employ a qualitative research design 2 in order to address the following puzzle: what were the main impediments to wine entrepreneurship during the crisis and in which ways has the Greek wine sector (whether public or private) responded to combined pressures? In doing so, 39 in-depth interviews with key stakeholders and national experts were conducted and Thematic Analysis was used to identify major themes. Findings suggest the formation of networks and bottom-up initiatives as well as an emphasis to product quality, wine tourism and exports as politically entrepreneurial strategies.
Chapter 10 Tourism Workers and the Equity Dimension of Sustainability Dimitri Ioannides and Evang... more Chapter 10 Tourism Workers and the Equity Dimension of Sustainability Dimitri Ioannides and Evangelia Petridou Introduction Despite the stress social security ... creation, is a point agreed on by various observers (Head and Lucas, 2004; Shaw and Williams, 2004; Devine et al ...
The object of policy research is the understanding of the interaction among the machinery of the ... more The object of policy research is the understanding of the interaction among the machinery of the state,
political actors, and the public. To facilitate this understanding, a number of complementary theories
have developed in the course of more than two decades. This article reviews recent scholarship on the
established theories of the policy process, mostly published in 2011 and 2012. Additionally, scholarship
extending these theories is identified and new theories of policy process are discussed. This review finds
that the established theories have generated substantive scholarship during the period under review and
have also been the springboard for much of the recent thinking in policy research.
Socio-economic cohesion has been a foundational overarching objective of the European Union. The ... more Socio-economic cohesion has been a foundational overarching objective of the European Union. The European Union's recent enlargement, not to mention the worldwide economic downturn, persisting asymmetries of globalization and deindustrialization have deepened existing cleavages and accentuated persisting effects of unbalanced development. The mainstreaming of the sustainability concept and the ascendance of creativity and innovation as regional development tools have caused municipalities and regions to explore ‘soft’ strategies aimed at fostering culture and creativity in order to revive their image and their economies. A shift in the thinking about cohesion policy after the publication of the Fifth Cohesion Report in November 2010 has signalled the need for European municipalities and regions to focus on bottom-up strategies so as to compliment top-down redistributional arrangements as paths towards regional development. This article focuses on the concept of territorial cohesion as spatial justice and its implications for the sparsely populated Swedish northern periphery. The aim of this study was to investigate the value of cultural industries (CIs) as a regional policy tool in the periphery in the context of justice, sustainability and the three dimensions of territorial cohesion: territorial identity, territorial efficiency and territorial quality. Findings suggest that viewing CIs as tools towards regional development in the periphery follows the tenets of (spatial) justice, sustainability and the dimensions of territorial cohesion.
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Claiming credit and avoiding blame: political accountability in Greek and Turkish responses to the COVID-19 crisis, 2020
Using a framework developed by Hood and adapting it to
crises, we explore the factors behind the... more Using a framework developed by Hood and adapting it to
crises, we explore the factors behind the use of three types
of political accountability strategies— presentational, policy,
and agency—during responses to the COVID-19 crisis
in Greece and Turkey. We situate the comparison in the
current political context and conclude with implications for
political survival as leaders attempt to balance public accountability,
political expediency, and national health.
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Papers by Evangelia Petridou
increasing attention to a specific kind of actor, the policy
entrepreneur, as an agent of change. Less attention has been paid
to the contextual factors that may shape entrepreneurial action as
most of the extant research is performed in pluralistic systems
and in high complexity policy sectors. This is a study of a routine
planning process in the municipality of Östersund in Northern
Sweden with the purpose of studying the kind of actors that
may act entrepreneurially (the who); the kind of strategies they
use; and what contextual powers facilitate these strategies (the
how). This two-and-a-half-year routine, low-complexity process
was analyzed with in-depth interviews and a survey, participant
observation, document analysis, and formal social network
analysis. Findings suggest that professional administrators acted
entrepreneurially by employing a set of six strategies while
the members of civil society were central – though not
entrepreneurial – participants.
resulted in the creation of the Secretariat for Crisis Management
and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. We investigate the
mechanisms that lead to divergent change through the critical
juncture analytical approach. The study’s findings suggest that the
bureaucratic reforms were the result of the critical juncture between
2001 and 2009, which included, inter alia, the release of a commission
of inquiry report, a major political crisis and a national election.
Moreover, we situate entrepreneurial agency in this analysis while
we contribute to the theorization of institutional entrepreneurship by
focusing on the implementation stage of institutional change. In order
to overcome the institutional resistance stemming from an attempt
to preserve the existing power structures, institutional entrepreneurs
use the following three strategies: (i) the strategy of listening; (ii) the
strategy of advertising early success and (iii) the strategy of picking
up the phone.
political actors, and the public. To facilitate this understanding, a number of complementary theories
have developed in the course of more than two decades. This article reviews recent scholarship on the
established theories of the policy process, mostly published in 2011 and 2012. Additionally, scholarship
extending these theories is identified and new theories of policy process are discussed. This review finds
that the established theories have generated substantive scholarship during the period under review and
have also been the springboard for much of the recent thinking in policy research.
Books by Evangelia Petridou
crises, we explore the factors behind the use of three types
of political accountability strategies— presentational, policy,
and agency—during responses to the COVID-19 crisis
in Greece and Turkey. We situate the comparison in the
current political context and conclude with implications for
political survival as leaders attempt to balance public accountability,
political expediency, and national health.
increasing attention to a specific kind of actor, the policy
entrepreneur, as an agent of change. Less attention has been paid
to the contextual factors that may shape entrepreneurial action as
most of the extant research is performed in pluralistic systems
and in high complexity policy sectors. This is a study of a routine
planning process in the municipality of Östersund in Northern
Sweden with the purpose of studying the kind of actors that
may act entrepreneurially (the who); the kind of strategies they
use; and what contextual powers facilitate these strategies (the
how). This two-and-a-half-year routine, low-complexity process
was analyzed with in-depth interviews and a survey, participant
observation, document analysis, and formal social network
analysis. Findings suggest that professional administrators acted
entrepreneurially by employing a set of six strategies while
the members of civil society were central – though not
entrepreneurial – participants.
resulted in the creation of the Secretariat for Crisis Management
and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. We investigate the
mechanisms that lead to divergent change through the critical
juncture analytical approach. The study’s findings suggest that the
bureaucratic reforms were the result of the critical juncture between
2001 and 2009, which included, inter alia, the release of a commission
of inquiry report, a major political crisis and a national election.
Moreover, we situate entrepreneurial agency in this analysis while
we contribute to the theorization of institutional entrepreneurship by
focusing on the implementation stage of institutional change. In order
to overcome the institutional resistance stemming from an attempt
to preserve the existing power structures, institutional entrepreneurs
use the following three strategies: (i) the strategy of listening; (ii) the
strategy of advertising early success and (iii) the strategy of picking
up the phone.
political actors, and the public. To facilitate this understanding, a number of complementary theories
have developed in the course of more than two decades. This article reviews recent scholarship on the
established theories of the policy process, mostly published in 2011 and 2012. Additionally, scholarship
extending these theories is identified and new theories of policy process are discussed. This review finds
that the established theories have generated substantive scholarship during the period under review and
have also been the springboard for much of the recent thinking in policy research.
crises, we explore the factors behind the use of three types
of political accountability strategies— presentational, policy,
and agency—during responses to the COVID-19 crisis
in Greece and Turkey. We situate the comparison in the
current political context and conclude with implications for
political survival as leaders attempt to balance public accountability,
political expediency, and national health.