EU soft law and the functioning of representative democracy
The use of methods of open co-ordination by Dutch and British parliamentarians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6289865 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rik De Ruiter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 874-890 |
| Publication date | 2010-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| 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 | 10.1080/13501763.2010.486996 |
| OpenAlex | W2071613919 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 21 |
The Open Method of Co-ordination (OMC) promises to involve a broad range of actors, including members of national parliaments. Several scholars showed that the OMC breaks this promise by affecting the national policy-making process outside of the control of national parliaments. However, this finding can be called into question; scholars drew heavily on anecdotal evidence and did not take sufficiently into account differences between OMCs and member states. This article empirically investigates the use of three OMCs by parliamentarians in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to assess the performance of national policies related to the knowledge-based society theme. It will be shown that the use of information from OMCs by parliamentarians is dependent on the information provided by the government on the policies OMCs touch upon and the presence of simple benchmarks in an OMC. Moreover, parliamentarians in a consensus democracy use the OMC more frequently
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Politicizing poverty indicators
The European Semester and Parliamentary Oversight Institutions Inside and Outside of the Euro Area
The National Parliamentary Arena and Methods of Open Coordination
National Parliaments in the post-Lisbon European Union
The authority of peer reviews among states in the global governance of corruption
Accountability challenges in EU economic governance? Parliamentary scrutiny of the European Semester
Full disclosure? The Open Method of Coordination, parliamentary debates and media coverage
Combating corruption the soft way
Public Parliamentary Activities and Open Methods of Coordination
Participatory Gains and Policy Effectiveness
Comparative Public Policy
Open method of co-ordination fordemoi-cracy? Standards and purposes
Patterns of democracy
National Parliaments and European Democracy
Democracy, Legitimacy and Soft Modes of Governance in the EU
The End of Democracy as We Know it? The Legitimacy Deficits of Bureaucratic Social Policy Governance
The OMC
Variations on a Theme. Governing the Knowledge‐Based Society in the EU through Methods of Open Coordination in Education and R&D
A Parliamentary Dimension for EU Soft Governance
Does Public Accountability Work? An Assessment Tool
Holding governments accountable in European affairs
The domestic implications of European soft law
The Open Method of Co‐ordination
Developing Multilateral Surveillance Tools in the EU
New Modes of Governance and the Participatory Myth
The Open Method of Coordination as a ‘two-level game
The OMC – a deliberative-democratic mode of governance? The cases of employment and pensions
Modes of governance
The open method of co-ordination and national parliaments
How Legitimate is the Open Method of Co‐ordination
The Open Method of Co‐ordination and the Governance of the Lisbon Strategy11
| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |