Governing by supervision: The Case of Sweden

Åsa Casula Vifell () and Ebba Sjögren ()
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Åsa Casula Vifell: Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Postal: SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden, http://www.asavifell.com
Ebba Sjögren: Dept. of Business Administration, Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: P.O. Box 6501, SE-113 83 Stockholm, Sweden, http://www.hhs.se/se/Search/Person/Pages/Person.aspx?PersonID=905

No 2010:7, SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics

Abstract: Various evaluations of the internal market suggest that member states’ implementation continues to lag behind in several areas. In addition to the European Court of Justice, the European Commission also has means for pursuing compliance without judicial recourse. Since 2002, the Commission coordinates the SOLVIT-network: national authorities with the mandate to resolve problems related to misapplications of internal market directives by informal means. Using the case of Sweden, we investigate the techniques used by SOLVIT and what impact these have on the administrative system of an individual member state. Drawing on a governmentality perspective, we find that SOLVIT Sweden contributes to juridification of the work methods through which the internal market is realized. The governmentality approach also highlights the policy-making capacity of ex post control. Specifically, the visibility provided by the national SOLVIT-centers work suggests a role as watchdogs for the Commission’s enforcement of the internal market.

Keywords: European Union; governmentality; internal market; supervision; Sweden (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2010-11-10, Revised 2011-03-12
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