Filtering politicisation towards a more social Europe? The European Parliament and EU social legislation
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 7880641 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Paul Copeland (0000-0001-9767-8210, Queen Mary University of London, autor de correspondencia), Anna Elomäki (0000-0002-1114-1883, Tampere University), Barbara Gaweda (0000-0002-3782-2863, University of Helsinki) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Volumen | 32 |
| Número | 6 |
| Páginas | 1467-1491 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-06-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Editorial | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13501763.2024.2345840 |
| OpenAlex | W4396636449 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 5 |
| Referencias citadas | 39 |
The European Parliament (EP) has historically positioned itself as an advocate of social Europe. Although the EP has been repositioned from an agenda-setter to a co-legislator, increasing polarisation and politicisation have potentially made agreements on social issues more challenging. This article contributes to the debate on increased politicisation within the EP and its consequences for social Europe, as well as literature on politicisation management, by analysing how politicisation manifests itself and is managed during the committee stage of the EP legislative process. The article asks, to what extent is social Europe politicised within the EP during the committee amendment phase, and how is such politicisation managed at the committee level? Empirically, it analyses three recent directives: the Work-Life Balance Directive (2019), the Minimum Wage Directive (2022) and the Pay Transparency Directive (2023). It finds that the considerable politicisation during the amendment phase is managed by separate, yet simultaneously occurring mechanisms of technocratic filtering and normative filtering. This filtering steers the EP towards a stronger position of social Europe than the initial political division and opposition would suggest while aligning this position to the logic and framing of the Commission's proposal rather than aiming for a radical expansion of the scope of social Europe
Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · European integration · European union · Legislation · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Obras citantes distintas | 5 |
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| Citas por año | 5 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 5 |