From Rhetorical Action to Policy Learning
Understanding the European Commission's Elaboration of the Flexicurity Concept
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7877243 |
|---|---|
| Authors | MADS PETER KLINDT (0000-0003-1989-9477, Federal Emergency Management Agency, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 971-994 |
| Publication date | 2011-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2010.02171.x |
| OpenAlex | W1914153400 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 20 |
During the policy process ahead of the 2008 renewal of the European Employment Strategy (EES), the European Commission's introduction of Flexicurity policies aroused much criticism. Researchers and trade unionists claimed that the Commission's embracing of the concept was a rhetorical manoeuvre rather than a genuine attempt to substantially revise the strategy. This article challenges these claims. Drawing on policy learning theory and discourse analysis, the Commission's policy recommendations prior to and past the introduction of Flexicurity are analysed. The main finding is that one of the policy components subsumed by the EES – modern social security systems – has undergone considerable revision. Moreover, the article argues that this revision possibly stems from a learning process. In relation to the literature on the open method of co-ordination (OMC), the study therefore adds that the OMC's learning effects should be assessed not only on the national level. The European institutions – in this case, the Commission – can also be subject to learning
Action (physics · Commission · Criticism · Economics · European commission · European union · Flexicurity · International trade · Law and economics · Political science · Process (computing · Rhetorical question · Sociology · Computer Science · European Union Policy and Governance · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Philosophy · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Understanding varieties of flexibility and security in multinationals
Flexicurity between Europeanization and Varieties of Capitalism? A Comparative Analysis of Employment Protection Reforms in Portugal and Greece
Policy Learning and Policy Analysis Within European Union Institutions
Exploring advocacy coalitions for energy efficiency
Efficiency or compensation? The global economic crisis and the development of the European Union’s social policy
Policy Convergence with or without the E uropean U nion
More Flexible, Less Productive? The Impact of Employment Protection Legislation Reforms in Italy
There and Back Again
Theories of the Policy Process
The Dynamics of Full Employment
Policy change and learning
Varieties of Capitalism
The European Employment Strategy
Flexicurity and welfare reform
The European Union
Peer review of labour market programmes in the European Union
Modern social politics in Britain and Sweden
Policy Learning and Failure
Policy Learning in Embedded Negotiations
Introduction
State Structure and the Asymmetrical Society
Issue Framing and Public Opinion on Government Spending
The concept of 'flexicurity
Policy Paradigms, Social Learning, and the State
Masters and Novices
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,62 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |