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The Open Method Of Coordination: A Pathway To The Gradual Transformation Of National Employment And Welfare Regimes? / Martin Heidenreich -- Neither Convergence Nor Frozen Paths: Bounded Learning, International Diffusion Of Reforms, And The Open Method Of Coordination / Jelle Visser -- Unemployment Protection Reform In Belgium, Finland, The Netherlands, And The Uk: Policy Learning Through Open Coordination? / Minna Van Gerven And Mieke Beckers -- The Open Method Of Coordination And National Social Policy Reforms In Belgium And France: Window Dressing, One-way Impact, Or Reciprocal Influence? / Marie-pierre Hamel And Bart Vanhercke -- Joining The European Employment Strategy: Europeanization Of Employment Policy Making In The Baltic States / Kerstin Jacobsson And Charlotte West -- Soft Europeanization?: The Differential Influence Of The European Employment Strategy In Belgium, Spain, And Sweden / Mariely Lopez-santana -- North, South, East, West: The Implementation Of The European Employment Strategy In Denmark, The Uk, Spain, And Poland / Mikkel Mailand -- The Micro-politics Of The Open Method Of Coordination: Ngos And The Social Inclusion Process In Sweden / Kerstin Jacobsson And Håkan Johansson -- Europeanization Of Domestic Employment And Welfare Regimes: The German, Italian, And French Experiences / Jenny Preunkert And Sascha Zirra -- The Open Method Of Coordination And Reform Of National Social And Employment Policies: Influences, Mechanisms, Effects / Jonathan Zeitlin. Edited By Martin Heidenreich And Jonathan Zeitlin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This volume investigates the extent to which the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) influences national employment and welfare policy reforms across European Union member states. The editors, Martin Heidenreich and Jonathan Zeitlin, compile research from various scholars to analyze whether this 'soft' governance mechanism facilitates policy learning, convergence, or merely symbolic compliance within domestic political systems. The text evaluates the mechanisms of Europeanization by examining how supranational guidelines interact with entrenched national institutional frameworks.
What You Will Find
Experts recognize this collection as a significant contribution to the study of European integration and the effectiveness of non-binding policy instruments. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for scholars and policy analysts interested in the mechanics of European governance.
Page Count:
255
Publication Date:
2009-01-01
Publisher:
Routledge
ISBN-10:
0203878876
ISBN-13:
9780203878873
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