Slovenian employment policy: 'soft' Europeanization by consensus

Tsakatika, M. (2012) Slovenian employment policy: 'soft' Europeanization by consensus. Europe-Asia Studies, 64(4), pp. 673-693. (doi: 10.1080/09668136.2012.660765)

Abstract

Slovenian employment policy was subject to ‘soft’ Europeanisation despite the lack of normative resonance between entrenched policy ideas and new policy ideas embedded in the European Union's Employment Strategy. The key mechanisms at work are shown to be voluntary policy transfer and diffusion, rather than strategic use of Europe by key domestic actors to bring about policy change. This article argues that normative resonance is not a necessary condition for ‘soft’ Europeanisation and highlights the importance of other domestic factors, such as norms of consensus-seeking and relative independence from international financial capital as mediating factors that can explain policy

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Tsakatika, Professor Myrto
• Authors: Tsakatika, M.
• College/School: College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
• Journal Name: Europe-Asia Studies
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• ISSN: 0966-8136
• Published Online: 08 May 2012