Abstract

This dataset contains data related to the paper: "Regional diversity in experiences of Cohesion Policy: the cases of Emilia-Romagna and Calabria". The dataset is made up of 5 files: 2 files consist in transcripts of interviews to practitioners, beneficiaries and targets of the Cohesion Policy projects in the Italian selected case‐study regions. Interviewees are asked to provide their views and perceptions on the multilevel governance system, on the communication activities of the Operational Programmes and on the effectiveness of Cohesion Policy. 2 files consist in tables showing the overview of political elections, the turnover of involved practitioners and the ROPs financial implementation in the two Italian case‐study regions. 1 file consist in a table showing the regional indicators on socio-economic cohesion. A readme file is included.