Theories of European integration are relevant for understanding the development of the
OMC, given the role of Member States and European institutions in this process. The …

The article is a public policy analysis of the development of legislation on critical
infrastructure in the European Union (EU), covering 27 developed countries. More precisely …

The contribution addresses–through actor-centred historical institutionalism–why and how
social investment (SI) emerged at the European Union (EU) level. SI policies built on the …

This chapter focuses on why and how social investment has developed at the European
Union level. The chapter identifies five main sequences in the development of the European …

Providing a comprehensive and authoritative analyses of the impact of the Eurozone crisis
on the European social dimension since 2010-understood as the European Union's (EU) …

This article concerns the effectiveness of the European Employment Strategy (EES) as a
governance tool. It analyses the policy measures of the Member States with regard to the …

This paper identifies three'harder'–potentially more constraining–features of existing OMCs
(employment and social inclusion), explains why they are 'hardening', and draws lessons for …

Research on European governance is central to understanding both the process of
European integration and its external influence as a laboratory for multilateralism. This …

This article examines the interplay between relational and structural factors in establishing
the legitimacy of social governance processes at the European Union (EU) level, specifically …

This book investigates to what extent and how the European Semester impacts on national
employment policy in four EU member states of the Central and Eastern European (CEE) …