Concluding remarks: New method or just cheap talk?

The open method of coordination (OMC) in the European Union (EU) has diverse modes, ranging from strong, eg, in economic & monetary union, to weak, eg, pensions, depending on how long the OMC has been used & state willingness to cede coordination. Measuring the impact of the OMC will be diff...

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Published inJournal of European public policy Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 329 - 336
Main Authors Borrás, Susana, Greve, Bent
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Ltd 2004
Subjects
Consensus
Democracy
European Union
Governance
Policy Making
Political Integration
Political Systems
Regulation
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Summary:The open method of coordination (OMC) in the European Union (EU) has diverse modes, ranging from strong, eg, in economic & monetary union, to weak, eg, pensions, depending on how long the OMC has been used & state willingness to cede coordination. Measuring the impact of the OMC will be difficult. Its strengths & weaknesses are discussed, eg, effectiveness & compliance in the absence of sanctions. At this point, the OMC has been accused of being just a bureaucratic device, but it has the potential of expanding democratic decision making in the EU. The articles in this special issue on the OMC highlight the novelties of the OMC for effecting EU policy & procedures, but only if specific political conditions are fulfilled. 1 Figure, 17 References. U. Pflum
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ISSN:1350-1763
1466-4429
DOI:10.1080/1350176042000194467