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About this book
The EU's 'social dimension' today is a product of the ideology of the 1990s. Its employment field is directed to increase the employability of workers and the adaptability of labor market regimes. The book argues that this social-liberal approach is best explained with a set of ideas strategically advanced by 'thought communities' in the policy process. It traces the success of this new approach in the debates among academic experts and policy-makers in the mid-1990s, the decisions leading to the adoption of the Treaty of Amsterdam, and the establishment of the approach in the policy field between 1997-2007. The author explores the processes through which ideas came to matter in the policy process. At every stage, the claim that ideas played a predominant role is strengthened by addressing the most viable alternative explanations such as institutional constraints set by Economic and Monetary Union and the preferences of political leaders.
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About the author
Alexander Schellinger studied at Columbia University, USA, and the London School of Economics, and obtained his PhD from the University of Bremen, Germany. He took up his first position at the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. He is currently a policy analyst on European economic and social policy at the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation in Berlin.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: EU Labor Market Policy
Book Subtitle: Ideas, Thought Communities and Policy Change
Authors: Alexander Schellinger
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137508720
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-50871-3Published: 08 February 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-70164-3Published: 05 June 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-50872-0Published: 08 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 212
Topics: European Union Politics, Public Policy, Politics of the Welfare State, Social Policy, Labor Economics, Social Policy