Prof John Bachtler

Head European Policies Research Centre

European Policies Research Centre

Personal statement

Professor John Bachtler is Professor of European Policy Studies and a Director of the European Policies Research Centre. His research experience is principally in regional and industrial development in Europe, encompassing the economic development policies of the EU28 Member States and several other European countries, the structural and cohesion policies of the European Union, EU integration and enlargement. He has led EPRC research on regional policy, rural development, territorial development, foreign investment, RTDI and policy evaluation. He has been an expert adviser to numerous government departments across Western, Central and Eastern Europe, and an adviser to European organisations (European Parliament, European Commission, Committee of the Regions, European Court of Auditors, Assembly of European Regions)as well as the OECD and Nordic Council of Ministers. He has been an Expert Adviser to six EU Presidencies over the past decade on budgetary and regulatory reform, and directs the IQ-Net programme of research and knowledge-exchange on the management and implementation of Structural Funds across the EU. He is Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the UK Academy of Social Sciences.

Prizes and awards

Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences, 2002-present: Recipient; 1/2008

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Publications

Financial compliance in the European Union : a cross-national assessment of financial correction patterns and causes in cohesion policy: Mendez Carlos, Bachtler John; Journal of Common Market Studies Vol 55, pp. 569-592, (2017); http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12502
The long-term effectiveness of EU cohesion policy : assessing the achievements of the ERDF, 1989-2012: Bachtler John, Begg Iain, Charles David, Polverari Laura; EU Cohesion PolicyRegions and Cities, No. 111, (2016)
EU Cohesion Policy : Reassessing Performance and Direction: Bachtler John, Berkowitz Peter, Hardy Sally , Muravska Tatjana; Regions and Cities, No. 111, (2016)
Administrative capacity and Cohesion Policy : new methodological insights from Italy and Poland: Smeriglio Alba, Bachtler John, Sliwowski Pawel; Learning from Implementation and Evaluation of the EU Cohesion PolicyLearning from Implementation and Evaluation of the EU Cohesion Policy, (2016)
Cohesion policy reform and the evolving role of the council: Bachtler John, Mendez Carlos; Handbook on Cohesion Policy in the EUHandbook on Cohesion Policy in the EU, (2016)
EU Cohesion Policy in Practice : What Does it Achieve?: Bachtler John, Begg Iain, Charles David, Polverari Laura; Policy Impacts, (2016)

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Professional activities

UHI Centre for Remote and Rural Studies, (External organisation): Member; 2009
RSA International Conference: Organiser; 2009
Regional Studies Association (External organisation): Member; 2009
Invited presentations - Invited chair of English Regional Development Agency conference on the future of Structural Funds, London, November 2009: Contributor; 1/2008
Invited presentations - Scotland Europa (Scottish Enterprise), Glasgow,2009: Contributor; 1/2008
Invited presentations -Ministry of Enterprise, Energy & Communications, Stockholm, Sweden, 2009: Contributor; 1/2008

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Projects

Regional Policy in the European Union: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA Austria): Bachtler, John (Principal Investigator) Davies, Sara (Co-investigator) Kah, Stefan (Co-investigator) Wishlade, Fiona (Co-investigator); Period 01-Jan-2017 - 31-Dec-2017
Regional Policy in the European Union: A Comparative Assessment (EoRPA UK): Bachtler, John (Principal Investigator) Davies, Sara (Co-investigator) Michie, Rona (Co-investigator) Wishlade, Fiona (Co-investigator); Period 01-Jan-2016 - 31-Dec-2018
Technical Assistance for the Development of a Regional Cohesion Policy: Bachtler, John (Principal Investigator) Mendez, Carlos (Co-investigator); Period 20-Mar-2017 - 08-Sep-2017
Lessons Learnt from the closure of the 2007-13 Programming Period: Ferry, Martin (Principal Investigator) Bachtler, John (Co-investigator) Kah, Stefan (Co-investigator); Period 20-Nov-2016 - 30-Nov-2017
Building Blocks of a Future EU Cohesion Policy - First Reflections: Bachtler, John (Principal Investigator); Period 17-Jan-2017 - 31-Mar-2017
Study on the Involvement of non-EU Member States on European Territorial Cooperation Programmes: McMaster, Irene (Principal Investigator) Bachtler, John (Co-investigator) Kah, Stefan (Co-investigator); Period 17-Oct-2016 - 31-Dec-2016

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Address

European Policies Research Centre
Graham Hills Building

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