Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2007

New Governance in European Social Policy

The Open Method of Coordination

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics (PSEUP)

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction: New Governance and the Dilemma of European Union Social Policy

  3. The Open Method of Coordination

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Conceptualizing the OMC

      • Milena Büchs
      Pages 19-38
  4. Member State Responses

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 57-57
    2. Institutions and Actors

      • Milena Büchs
      Pages 59-71
  5. Evaluation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
    2. Effectiveness

      • Milena Büchs
      Pages 97-129
    3. Legitimacy

      • Milena Büchs
      Pages 130-151
    4. Conclusion

      • Milena Büchs
      Pages 152-160
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 161-206

About this book

Büchs analyses the goals and instruments of the Open Method of Coordination, discusses approaches which theorize its functioning, examines its policy content and develops a framework for its evaluation. Through the examination of a case study the author demonstrates how policy actors apply the OMC in employment in Germany and the United Kingdom.

Reviews

'Overall, the book is very well written and the careful analysis of the UK and Germany illustrates why, when and under which circumstances the EES has been used in these two very diverse countries.' - Caroline de la Porte, Journal of European Social Policy

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, UK

    Milena Büchs

About the author

MILENA BÜCHS is Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton, UK.

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 79.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 99.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access