ABSTRACT

In recent years new or experimental approaches to governance in the EU, namely the Open Method of Coordination (OMC), have attracted great interest and controversy. This book examines the European Employment Strategy (EES) and its implementation through the OMC, exploring the promises and limitations of the EES for EU social law and policy and for the safeguard of social rights. This significant and timely work offers new insights and fresh perspectives into the operation of New Governance and its relationship with both European and national law and constitutionalism.

This book will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students working in European law – specifically in the field of EU employment law and gender equality – and European governance studies in general.

chapter 1|9 pages

Introduction

A sixth phase in EU social policy and the European Employment Strategy

chapter 2|45 pages

Conceptualizing “New” EU Governance

Revisiting law and constitutionalism in an evolving European Union

chapter 4|41 pages

The evolution of European labour law

From “employment law” to “employment policy”

chapter 8|4 pages

Conclusion