Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking
Many scholars have debated the role of social policy in the new economic governance after the financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis. While some researchers argue that social policy continues to be subordinated in favour of the economic imperative, others observe a partial but progressive s...
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Many scholars have debated the role of social policy in the new economic governance after the financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis. While some researchers argue that social policy continues to be subordinated in favour of the economic imperative, others observe a partial but progressive socialisation, both in terms of EU policy outputs (i.e. more focus on social policies) and the governance procedure (i.e. more participation of social actors). This article contributes to this debate by providing a national perspective. Specifically, it investigates whether procedural socialisation at the national level leads to output socialisation at the EU level. Based on two case studies from Denmark during the European Semester, this article finds that despite their active participation, social partners have had no noticeable influence on the Commission’s Country Reports or Country-Specific Recommendations. The results indicate that procedural socialisation may not easily translate into output socialisation. The article argues for more nuanced insights into the socialisation debate.
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| spelling | doaj.art-37a7f9a875214a01adf11ef03d97b5d42023-01-19T18:39:19ZengUACESJournal of Contemporary European Research1815-347X2023-01-0119110.30950/jcer.v19i1.1169Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymakingYi Ma Many scholars have debated the role of social policy in the new economic governance after the financial crisis and the sovereign debt crisis. While some researchers argue that social policy continues to be subordinated in favour of the economic imperative, others observe a partial but progressive socialisation, both in terms of EU policy outputs (i.e. more focus on social policies) and the governance procedure (i.e. more participation of social actors). This article contributes to this debate by providing a national perspective. Specifically, it investigates whether procedural socialisation at the national level leads to output socialisation at the EU level. Based on two case studies from Denmark during the European Semester, this article finds that despite their active participation, social partners have had no noticeable influence on the Commission’s Country Reports or Country-Specific Recommendations. The results indicate that procedural socialisation may not easily translate into output socialisation. The article argues for more nuanced insights into the socialisation debate. https://jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/1169SocialisationEuropean SemesterSocial partnersSocial policyDenmark |
| spellingShingle | Yi Ma Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking Journal of Contemporary European Research Socialisation European Semester Social partners Social policy Denmark |
| title | Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking |
| title_full | Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking |
| title_fullStr | Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking |
| title_short | Socialising the European Semester? The limited influence of Danish social partners on EU policymaking |
| title_sort | socialising the european semester the limited influence of danish social partners on eu policymaking |
| topic | Socialisation European Semester Social partners Social policy Denmark |
| url | https://jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/1169 |
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