Introduction: historical institutionalist perspectives on European spatial planning

摘要

In a context where European integration is put into question, under the weight of external (migration, safety issues, economic) and centrifugal forces (Brexit, growing Euroscepticism), European spatial planning has been somewhat sidelined in the debates on the European Union's goals, cohesion and future. This special issue aims to contribute to a deeper understanding of these dynamics by revisiting the history of European spatial planning - from its origins, gradual institutionalization to its current rolling back - by exploring it both at the European and the national level, stressing its difficulties and idiosyncrasies.