For her research, Rosa studied eight cases in which the four cities of The Hague, Geneva, Vienna and Copenhagen faced international competition on bringing in international organizations. In half of the cases, the city had failed and in the other half they were successful.
The main conclusions from the study are:
- Networks bringing in International organizations should behave like a host, listen carefully to the needs of the international employees, and be more outward-looking.
- More people and more different people could be involved in the networks to successfully bring in International Organizations.
- Engaged networks that walked 'the extra mile' are more successful in bringing in International Organizations than those that do not. This includes publicizing the importance of International Organizations in the city or country, locally and internationally.
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After completing her PhD, Rosa will use her knowledge in her work at European Impact. The knowledge from her research is valuable because it can be applied to cases of housing European agencies. Furthermore, the research informs us about how (international) policy networks can be successfully set up and how they relate to the international community in a city (such as Brussels or The Hague).
Rosa's book can be ordered via this link.
