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Papers by Alan Greer
A multi-authored briefing paper prepared for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society/The Farmer Scient... more A multi-authored briefing paper prepared for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society/The Farmer Scientist Network to inform the debate on the EU referendum in relation to agriculture.
Agriculture, economy and rural society context of rural politics the politics of marketing guaran... more Agriculture, economy and rural society context of rural politics the politics of marketing guaranteed prices and remoteness parity and particularity - devolution and the Belfast-London nexus state-farmer relations, 1921-72 the agricultural policy network since 1972 North-South co-operation.
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In b... more This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In both countries, populist campaigns politicized agro-food issues but the effects on policy have been v...
Politics in Northern Ireland
Journal of European Public Policy
ABSTRACT A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is ‘compartmentalized’ and ‘exc... more ABSTRACT A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is ‘compartmentalized’ and ‘exceptional’. In this picture, the policy process is insulated from other policy concerns, has a distinctive system of actors and institutional structures, and is rooted in extensive governmental intervention in the market and the redistribution of resources from taxpayers to food producers. Recently there have been suggestions that a ‘post-exceptional’ agricultural politics has emerged, which is more market-driven, has reduced state intervention, and where policies reflect influences relating to non-food issues such as the environment. This contribution discusses the concepts of compartmentalization and exceptionalism and then applies ‘indicators of change’ to a case study of the 2013 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It concludes that the reform provides evidence for ‘shallow’ post-exceptionalism where a historically persistent agricultural policy subsystem has opened up to new actors, incorporated some programme change but left the ideational framework largely intact.
The Political Quarterly
May 2019 marks twenty years since the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assemb... more May 2019 marks twenty years since the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. This report discusses a paper published by the Institute for Government (IFG) that reflects on the experience to date of devolution, drawing on interviews with thirteen individuals who have served as ministers in the devolved governments. Reflecting the structure of the IFG paper there are three main themes in this report: governing without a majority, institutional change, and-in the light of Brexit-relationships between the devolved governments, Westminster and the EU. The conclusion is that the report, although limited in coverage, provides a useful addition to the literature on devolution.
Irish Studies Review, 2015
Handbook of Public Policy in Europe, 2004
European Union Budget Reform, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs a Journal of Representative Politics, Jul 1, 1998
Page 1. Pesticides, Sheep Dips and Science BY ALAN GREER ... The National Action Group was set up... more Page 1. Pesticides, Sheep Dips and Science BY ALAN GREER ... The National Action Group was set up in 1991 to press for recognition of the problem by a Devon farmer forced to quit the industry because of health problems associated with OP use. ...
Parliamentary Affairs a Journal of Representative Politics, Oct 1, 1999
Irish Historical Studies, 1999
New Labour's countrysideRural policy in Britain since 1997, 2008
European Union Budget Reform, 2012
Local Democracy and Local Government, 1996
European Journal of Government and Economics, Dec 30, 2013
This article evaluates the reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, set within the context ... more This article evaluates the reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, set within the context of negotiations about the Multi-annual Framework for 2014-20. It traces the reform process from the proposals presented by the Commission in 2010encapsulated as 'convergence, capping and greening' -to the outcomes eventually agreed in 2013 after inter-institutional bargaining. The conclusion is that the reform outcomes highlight that the CAP remains resistant to substantial change, both in terms of its budget and in its main policy instruments. This incremental change is explained in institutional terms. First, the balance of institutional forces within the EU, especially the member states and the continuing power of the agricultural interest, still works to insulate the CAP against pressures for radical reform. There is a continuing cleavage between advocates of substantial change and a much larger bloc of member states who favour the retention of the 'traditional' CAP. Second, the new institutional setting of co-decision, which increased the role and influence of the EP, reinforced the dominant 'state-assisted' conception of agricultural policy.
A multi-authored briefing paper prepared for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society/The Farmer Scient... more A multi-authored briefing paper prepared for the Yorkshire Agricultural Society/The Farmer Scientist Network to inform the debate on the EU referendum in relation to agriculture.
Agriculture, economy and rural society context of rural politics the politics of marketing guaran... more Agriculture, economy and rural society context of rural politics the politics of marketing guaranteed prices and remoteness parity and particularity - devolution and the Belfast-London nexus state-farmer relations, 1921-72 the agricultural policy network since 1972 North-South co-operation.
Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice
This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In b... more This paper compares the effects of right-wing populism on agro-food policy in the US and UK. In both countries, populist campaigns politicized agro-food issues but the effects on policy have been v...
Politics in Northern Ireland
Journal of European Public Policy
ABSTRACT A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is ‘compartmentalized’ and ‘exc... more ABSTRACT A core claim about agricultural policy making is that it is ‘compartmentalized’ and ‘exceptional’. In this picture, the policy process is insulated from other policy concerns, has a distinctive system of actors and institutional structures, and is rooted in extensive governmental intervention in the market and the redistribution of resources from taxpayers to food producers. Recently there have been suggestions that a ‘post-exceptional’ agricultural politics has emerged, which is more market-driven, has reduced state intervention, and where policies reflect influences relating to non-food issues such as the environment. This contribution discusses the concepts of compartmentalization and exceptionalism and then applies ‘indicators of change’ to a case study of the 2013 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). It concludes that the reform provides evidence for ‘shallow’ post-exceptionalism where a historically persistent agricultural policy subsystem has opened up to new actors, incorporated some programme change but left the ideational framework largely intact.
The Political Quarterly
May 2019 marks twenty years since the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assemb... more May 2019 marks twenty years since the first elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly. This report discusses a paper published by the Institute for Government (IFG) that reflects on the experience to date of devolution, drawing on interviews with thirteen individuals who have served as ministers in the devolved governments. Reflecting the structure of the IFG paper there are three main themes in this report: governing without a majority, institutional change, and-in the light of Brexit-relationships between the devolved governments, Westminster and the EU. The conclusion is that the report, although limited in coverage, provides a useful addition to the literature on devolution.
Irish Studies Review, 2015
Handbook of Public Policy in Europe, 2004
European Union Budget Reform, 2012
Parliamentary Affairs a Journal of Representative Politics, Jul 1, 1998
Page 1. Pesticides, Sheep Dips and Science BY ALAN GREER ... The National Action Group was set up... more Page 1. Pesticides, Sheep Dips and Science BY ALAN GREER ... The National Action Group was set up in 1991 to press for recognition of the problem by a Devon farmer forced to quit the industry because of health problems associated with OP use. ...
Parliamentary Affairs a Journal of Representative Politics, Oct 1, 1999
Irish Historical Studies, 1999
New Labour's countrysideRural policy in Britain since 1997, 2008
European Union Budget Reform, 2012
Local Democracy and Local Government, 1996
European Journal of Government and Economics, Dec 30, 2013
This article evaluates the reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, set within the context ... more This article evaluates the reform of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy, set within the context of negotiations about the Multi-annual Framework for 2014-20. It traces the reform process from the proposals presented by the Commission in 2010encapsulated as 'convergence, capping and greening' -to the outcomes eventually agreed in 2013 after inter-institutional bargaining. The conclusion is that the reform outcomes highlight that the CAP remains resistant to substantial change, both in terms of its budget and in its main policy instruments. This incremental change is explained in institutional terms. First, the balance of institutional forces within the EU, especially the member states and the continuing power of the agricultural interest, still works to insulate the CAP against pressures for radical reform. There is a continuing cleavage between advocates of substantial change and a much larger bloc of member states who favour the retention of the 'traditional' CAP. Second, the new institutional setting of co-decision, which increased the role and influence of the EP, reinforced the dominant 'state-assisted' conception of agricultural policy.