A EUSBSR study entitled 'Towards Cruising Speed?' addresses some of the Strategy’s achievements and shortcomings to be taken into account when planning the upcoming programming period. Weaknesses in the governance system, leadership and added value are highlighted in the paper available for download here.

The study has been carried out by university professors Kristine Kern and Stefan Gänzle. Kristine Kern is Professor at the Department of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam and Leibniz Institute for Regional Development and Structural Planning (IRS); and Associate Professor in Public Administration at the Department of Political Science, Åbo Akademi University. Stefan Gänzle is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science and Management, University of Agder.