EU health policy in the aftermath of Covid-19
Neofunctionalism and Crisis-Driven Integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289142 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eleanor Brooks (0000-0003-3493-0671, University of Edinburgh), Anniek De Ruijter (0000-0002-6140-8988, Law Centre for Health and Life, School of Law, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, corresponding author), Scott L Greer (0000-0002-5288-0471, University of Michigan), Sarah D Rozenblum (0000-0002-5516-0920, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 721-739 |
| Publication date | 2023-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2022.2141301 |
| OpenAlex | W4309074821 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
| References cited | 27 |
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic shook the European Union (EU). The EU responded to the multifaceted challenge with an integrative leap forward. Member States substantially increased their investment in existing health policy tools such as civil protection and financing for health initiatives. There was innovation in EU law, where a process of redefining public health began, and in strategies for vaccines and pharmaceuticals, where the EU took on a direct and significant role in medicines procurement for the first time. We use the framework of neofunctionalism to analyse developments in health policy during the pandemic to further understand the dynamics of integration and, in particular, to understand why EU Member States opted for further integration in response to the pandemic. As neofunctionalism might predict, Member States solved problems born of integration with more integration: preserving the internal market, insuring against disasters, preventing border closures and enhancing EU power in vaccine development and procurement. Reflecting decades of entrepreneurs who had created various mechanisms, they primarily built on pre-existing, if often weak, structures and enhanced EU governance more than competencies
Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Corporate governance · European integration · European union · International trade · Member states · Pandemic · Political science · Procurement · European and International Law Studies · European Union Policy and Governance · Medicine · Public Administration · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
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| Citations per year | 9,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |