Network resilience and EU Fisheries Policy Engagement in third countries: lessons for post-Brexit governance

• Published in: The British Journal of Politics and International Relations
• Main Authors: van der Zwet, Arno, Connolly, John, Huggins, Christopher, McAngus, Craig
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sage 2022
• Subjects: JA Political science (General); JN Political institutions (Europe); JZ International relations; Faroe Islands; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://oars.uos.ac.uk/2051/; https://oars.uos.ac.uk/2051/1/Network%20resilience%20and%20EU%20Fisheries%20Policy.pdf; https://oars.uos.ac.uk/2051/7/Network%20resilience%20and%20EU%20Fisheries%20Policy.pdf; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13691481211067146; https://doi.org/10.1177/13691481211067146

This article examines the ways in which non-EU countries can engage with, and respond to, EU policy-making processes. A novel analytical framework based on the concept of network resilience which consists of an institutional, political and policy dimension is operationalised to understand third country access to EU policy-making. Empirically, the article examines the experiences of three non-EU countries, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and Norway in the context of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy. The article concludes by presenting a research agenda based on an in-depth analysis of network resilience and reflects on what the findings mean for future research, particularly within the context of understanding the development of UK-EU post-Brexit relations.