Governing EU employment policy: Does collaborative governance scale up?

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Abstract

In the European Union (EU), employment policy is a prerogative of the member states. Therefore the EU's ability to govern in this area depends on its capability to involve national governments and relevant stakeholders in a collaborative effort to formulate and implement shared policy objectives. Drawing an analytical distinction between cooperation, coordination and collaboration, the article analyses the formulation and implementation of EU employment policies. It concludes that while the formulation of policy objectives and the discussion of national policy approaches do involve elements of collaboration, the implementation phase mainly consists in the less demanding forms of cooperation and coordination.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPolicy and Politics
Volume43
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)331-347
Number of pages17
ISSN0305-5736
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Collaboration
  • Employment policy
  • EU

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