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Full disclosure? The Open Method of Coordination, parliamentary debates and media coverage

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This article answers the question of which EU-level characteristics of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) are most likely to result in pressure on national governments to reconsider their policies as a result of OMC-related parliamentary activities and media coverage. On the basis of interviews with European Commission officials and an analysis of parliamentary debates in committee meetings and newspaper coverage on six OMCs in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands in the period 1996–2009, three characteristics are selected and their empirical relevance assessed. The findings indicate that, when an OMC is adopted in a policy field without any other type of EU-level activity already present, or does not include indicators/benchmarks or peer learning activities, the OMC will not increase the pressure on a national government.

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  • Rik de Ruiter, 2013. "Full disclosure? The Open Method of Coordination, parliamentary debates and media coverage," European Union Politics, , vol. 14(1), pages 95-114, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:eeupol:v:14:y:2013:i:1:p:95-114
    DOI: 10.1177/1465116512458836
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