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Assessing the Open Method of Coordination

Institutional Design and National Influence of EU Social Policy Coordination

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Editors:
  1. Egidijus Barcevičius

    1. Vilnius University, Lithuania

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  2. J. Timo Weishaupt

    1. University of Mannheim, Germany

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  3. Jonathan Zeitlin

    1. University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Part of the book series: Work and Welfare in Europe (RECOWE)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Institutional Design and National Influence of EU Social Policy Coordination: Advancing a Contradictory Debate

    • Jonathan Zeitlin, Egidijus Barcevičius, J. Timo Weishaupt
    Pages 1-15

  3. Tracing the Social OMC from Its Origins to Europe 2020

    • Egidijus Barcevičius, J. Timo Weishaupt, Jonathan Zeitlin
    Pages 16-39

  4. Is the Social OMC Fit for Purpose? Adequacy and Institutional Design, 2006–2010

    • Egidijus Barcevičius
    Pages 40-86

  5. An OMC for All Policies: Is Belgium (still) the Best Pupil in the Class?

    • Bart Vanhercke
    Pages 87-113

  6. The Social OMC in France: The Realm of the Happy Few?

    • Vicki Donlevy
    Pages 114-137

  7. The Social OMC in Germany: Slow but Steady?

    • J. Timo Weishaupt
    Pages 138-160

  8. The Social OMC in Denmark: European Ideas Meet Domestic Politics

    • Caroline de la Porte
    Pages 161-180

  9. The Social OMC in the UK: Beyond Cheap Talk?

    • Helene Schönheinz
    Pages 181-202

  10. The Social OMCs at Work: Identifying and Explaining Variations in National Use and Influence

    • J. Timo Weishaupt
    Pages 203-233

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 234-269
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Based on the findings of a large-scale, comparative research project, this volume systematically assesses the institutional design and national influence of the Open Method of Coordination in Social Inclusion and Social Protection (pensions and health/long-term care), at the European Union level and in ten EU Member States.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Vilnius University, Lithuania

    Egidijus Barcevičius

  • University of Mannheim, Germany

    J. Timo Weishaupt

  • University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jonathan Zeitlin

About the editors

Vicki Donlevy, Policy and Research Division of Ecorys, UK Caroline de la Porte, University of Southern Denmark Helene Schönheinz, University of Salzburg, Austria Bart Vanhercke, European Social Observatory, Belgium

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