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The Social Chimera of the Economic and Monetary Union : Social Policy in the Context of European Economic Governance

Schindler, Stephen LU (2014) EUHR18 20141
European Studies
Abstract
The European Union (EU) in its current shape and form is primarily a product of deepening economic integration, whereas a social dimension of European integration that would be comparable in ambition to its economic dimension has failed to manifest itself despite repeated attempts to give the social dimension greater weight. Based on a neo-Gramscian theoretical perspective of hegemony, this can be attributed to the predominance of neo-liberal hegemony. However, the financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 highlighted some of the deficiencies of an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) that coordinates macro-economic policy without the capacity to ease the social impact of these policies on citizens. In turn, this facilitated a renewed... (More)
The European Union (EU) in its current shape and form is primarily a product of deepening economic integration, whereas a social dimension of European integration that would be comparable in ambition to its economic dimension has failed to manifest itself despite repeated attempts to give the social dimension greater weight. Based on a neo-Gramscian theoretical perspective of hegemony, this can be attributed to the predominance of neo-liberal hegemony. However, the financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 highlighted some of the deficiencies of an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) that coordinates macro-economic policy without the capacity to ease the social impact of these policies on citizens. In turn, this facilitated a renewed interest in the social democratic project for a stronger social dimension.
In order to assess if this led to a shift towards a greater concern for social policy objectives vis-à-vis economic ones in the context of European Economic Governance, this paper conducts a qualitative content analysis of the Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs),which are part of this governance structure. (Less)
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author
Schindler, Stephen LU
supervisor
organization
course
EUHR18 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), European Economic Governance (EEG), Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs), social policy, Gramsci
language
English
id
4460811
date added to LUP
2014-06-09 10:00:31
date last changed
2015-12-14 13:23:21
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  abstract     = {{The European Union (EU) in its current shape and form is primarily a product of deepening economic integration, whereas a social dimension of European integration that would be comparable in ambition to its economic dimension has failed to manifest itself despite repeated attempts to give the social dimension greater weight. Based on a neo-Gramscian theoretical perspective of hegemony, this can be attributed to the predominance of neo-liberal hegemony. However, the financial and economic crisis that began in 2008 highlighted some of the deficiencies of an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) that coordinates macro-economic policy without the capacity to ease the social impact of these policies on citizens. In turn, this facilitated a renewed interest in the social democratic project for a stronger social dimension.
In order to assess if this led to a shift towards a greater concern for social policy objectives vis-à-vis economic ones in the context of European Economic Governance, this paper conducts a qualitative content analysis of the Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs),which are part of this governance structure.}},
  author       = {{Schindler, Stephen}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The Social Chimera of the Economic and Monetary Union : Social Policy in the Context of European Economic Governance}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}