European Union Public Policy
Professor John Wilton
Lecture 6
The ‘Europeanisation’ of public policy

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(including Bibliography for good sources on ‘Europeanisation’)

European Union Public Policy
Lecture 6
1.Structure and purpose of the course.
2.The ‘Europeanisation’ of Public Policy

European Union Public Policy
Lecture 6
1.Structure and purpose of the Course
a) Agenda-setting: fragmentation;
b) Policy formulation: multiple policy-making ‘venues’;
c) Policy decision-making: role and purpose of E.U. institutions;
d) Policy implementation: complex and multi- faceted

European Union Public Policy
Lecture 6
Structure      v      Agency
(role of institutions) (role of individuals)
Harmonisation/convergence  v  mutual recognition
‘Spillover’

E.U. Public Policy
Lecture 6
 ‘Europeanisation’ of social policy
- E.U. ‘single social policy areas’?
- E.U. policies affect:
- policy style (formulation and implementation);
- general problem solving approach;
- policy instruments employed;
- policy standards set (based on E.U values and principles)

European Union Public Policy
Lecture 6
-Europeanisation of :
- pressure groups
- interest groups
- epistemic communities
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European Union Public Policy
Lecture 6
4 processes of ‘Europeanisation’ of policy:
a)‘bottom-up’ (national state – E.U.)
b)‘top-down’ (E.U. – national state)
c)‘horizontal’ (State – State)
d)‘round-about’ (national state – E.U. – national state)

European Union Public Policy
Lecture 6
‘Europeanisation’ based on underlying E.U. principles and ‘core values’:
- social progress;
- the aim of high levels of employment;
- social protection;
- the aim of raising living standards and quality of life;
- promotion of social cohesion and social justice

European Union Public Policy
Lecture 6
‘Europeanisation’
= overarching E.U. core values and principles, within which individual    policies are shaped, and
diversity and    ‘mutual recognition’ acknowledged,    particularly in implementation to     meet
policy aims