The OMC – a deliberative-democratic mode of governance? The cases of employment and pensions

The open method of co-ordination's (OMC's) emphasis on transparency, democratic participation and learning has led to a particular interest in this governance mechanism from the perspective of deliberative democracy. This article analyses the "democratic" dimension or the OMC fro...

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Published in:Journal of European public policy 2004, Vol.11 (2), p.267-288
Main Authors: de la Porte, Caroline, Nanz, Patrizia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Citizen Participation
Deliberative democracy
Democracy
Employment
Europe
European Union
Governance
Learning
Pensions
Policy co-ordination
Policy Making
Policy studies
Political Integration
Political participation
Public choice
Public opinion
Social Policy
Transparency
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Summary:The open method of co-ordination's (OMC's) emphasis on transparency, democratic participation and learning has led to a particular interest in this governance mechanism from the perspective of deliberative democracy. This article analyses the "democratic" dimension or the OMC from a normative and an empirical perspective. We first present relevant theories of deliberative democracy, from which we derive a list of normative criteria, which we then use to explore the democratic quality of the OMC in the areas of employment and pensions. The empirical analysis reveals that there are important differences in the democratic quality of the OMC between these two areas, but that, ultimately, the OMC (as yet) does not live up to its own democratic ambitions. (Original abstract)
ISSN:1350-1763
1466-4429
DOI:10.1080/1350176042000194430