NEWGOV Cluster One - Data base on governing modes

The CODE database provides an opportunity for undertaking empirical research on governing modes in the European Union. Version 1 has made available online data on the secondary legal output and on different categories of legal acts, allowing for a systematic investigation on the legal profile and the use of certain instruments in a number of EU policy areas. The pilot version of CODE was launched on 8 March, 2006 (project month 19) and continuously updated. During year 3 of NewGov, the project team developed a second section of the database, focusing on primary law. Using Eur-Lex, a survey of the legal basis of secondary law instruments was conducted. The goal is establish a means for mapping all primary (and, to a lesser extent, secondary) law instruments used as legal basis for secondary legislation in EU policy fields.

We expect the database, on the one hand, to further our understanding of Governing Modes by providing empirical support (or counter-arguments) regarding our theoretical hypotheses developed within the NewGov Project. On the other hand, the goal is to create a tool on EU governance for the research community. In both regards, CODE assists in revealing quantitative patterns of secondary law in a given policy area. Similarily – on a primary law level – it allows for easy identification of both general modes of governance and specific legal provisions that form the legislative basis for each sector.

CODE is stored on the server of the University of Cologne. A description of the database can be downloaded here.

Server address is www.code.uni-koeln.de
User: GUEST
Password: !newgov

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				Data base on governing modes The CODE database provides an opportunity for undertaking empirical research on governing modes in the European Union. Version 1 has made available online data on the secondary legal output and on different categories of legal acts, allowing for a systematic investigation on the legal profile and the use of certain instruments in a number of EU policy areas. The pilot version of CODE was launched on 8 March, 2006 (project month 19) and continuously updated. During year 3 of NewGov, the project team developed a second section of the database, focusing on primary law. Using Eur-Lex, a survey of the legal basis of secondary law instruments was conducted. The goal is establish a means for mapping all primary (and, to a lesser extent, secondary) law instruments used as legal basis for secondary legislation in EU policy fields. We expect the database, on the one hand, to further our understanding of Governing Modes by providing empirical support (or counter-arguments) regarding our theoretical hypotheses developed within the NewGov Project. On the other hand, the goal is to create a tool on EU governance for the research community. In both regards, CODE assists in revealing quantitative patterns of secondary law in a given policy area. Similarily – on a primary law level – it allows for easy identification of both general modes of governance and specific legal provisions that form the legislative basis for each sector. CODE is stored on the server of the University of Cologne. A description of the database can be downloaded here. Login Data (case sensitive!): Server address is www.code.uni-koeln.de User: GUEST Password: !newgov