New forms of European Union governance in the education sector? A preliminary analysis of the open method of coordination
This article critically explores how a new form of European Union (EU) governance - the open method of coordination (OMC) - impinges on education policies. The first part discusses three key characteristics of the OMC, in particular its flexibility, reflexivity and reliance on the techniques of new...
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| description | This article critically explores how a new form of European Union (EU) governance - the open method of coordination (OMC) - impinges on education policies. The first part discusses three key characteristics of the OMC, in particular its flexibility, reflexivity and reliance on the techniques of new public management. It also outlines briefly why the OMC is being applied to EU education policy. The second and main part of the article develops a critical analysis of the OMC in education by questioning to what extent it can be considered as a new form of EU governance and with what vision of Social Europe it is associated. Most importantly, the second part argues that there may be significant potential for the politicization of mutual policy learning in the context of OMC education measures. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:3e1a4a18-593a-4fe9-8dc2-fa9fe5bc2a012022-03-26T14:23:31ZNew forms of European Union governance in the education sector? A preliminary analysis of the open method of coordinationJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:3e1a4a18-593a-4fe9-8dc2-fa9fe5bc2a01EnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2007Lange, BAlexiadou, NThis article critically explores how a new form of European Union (EU) governance - the open method of coordination (OMC) - impinges on education policies. The first part discusses three key characteristics of the OMC, in particular its flexibility, reflexivity and reliance on the techniques of new public management. It also outlines briefly why the OMC is being applied to EU education policy. The second and main part of the article develops a critical analysis of the OMC in education by questioning to what extent it can be considered as a new form of EU governance and with what vision of Social Europe it is associated. Most importantly, the second part argues that there may be significant potential for the politicization of mutual policy learning in the context of OMC education measures. |
| spellingShingle | Lange, B Alexiadou, N New forms of European Union governance in the education sector? A preliminary analysis of the open method of coordination |
| title | New forms of European Union governance in the education sector? A preliminary analysis of the open method of coordination |
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