Mind the gap! UK employment policy both during and beyond EU membership
From Policy Layering to Policy Drift
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6290882 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Copeland (0000-0001-9767-8210, Queen Mary University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 2421-2444 |
| Publication date | 2023-11-02 |
| 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 | 10.1080/13501763.2023.2216222 |
| OpenAlex | W4379800075 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 33 |
This article interrogates the impact of EU employment policy on the UK both during and after EU Membership. To do so, it adopts insights from both historical institutionalism and discursive institutionalism. The argument made is that integration in the area of employment policy resulted in a process of ‘layering’ whereby EU policy ultimately tamed some of the more liberal elements of the UK’s employment model. Such layering, however, failed to generate a more fundamental change within the UK’s path dependency owing to the emergence of a powerful discourse within British politics. This discourse portrayed EU legislation as a threat to the UK’s ability to generate growth and jobs. As an ‘independent’ country, however, overtime UK employment policy is likely to experience policy drift from the EU, albeit the extent of such remains unclear
Argument (complex analysis · Economic growth · Economics · Employment protection legislation · Historical institutionalism · Institutionalism · Legislation · Overtime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Unemployment · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |