Harmonisation through Neglect: The Federal Nature of European Employment Policy

Harmonisation through Neglect: The Federal Nature of European Employment Policy

This paper proposes using the methodological perspective of critical federalism, constructed by merging the theoretical framework of critical political economy with the analytical approach of co-operative federalism, to understand the harmonisation and operation of employment policy within the EU. By choosing to not actively integrate employment policy, the ad hoc approach pursued by the member - states has led to a sharing of competency between the member - states and the EU that mimics the relationship found between central and regional governments in a federal system. In the first section, this paper outlines how the emphasis on national competence has shaped the integration of national employment policies into a nascent federal system. In the second section, this paper constructs the methodological perspective of critical federalism and in the final section, this paper concludes by identifying the federal characteristics of the current operation of European employment policy.
Full article available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v1i1.157

Preece, Daniel V.

Canadian Journal of European and Russian Studies; 2005: RERA V1:1 Inaugural Issue (backfile abstracts)

2562-8429

10.22215/cjers.v1i1

Centre for European Studies, Carleton University

2005-05-01

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