European Union Public Policy
Professor John Wilton
Lecture 12
The ‘Europeanisation’ of public policy

European Union Public Policy
Lecture 12
1.Structure and purpose of the course.
2.The ‘Europeanisation’ of Public Policy

European Union Public Policy
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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

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Structure      v      Agency
(role of institutions) (role of individuals)
Harmonisation/convergence  v  mutual recognition
‘Spillover’

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2. ‘Europeanisation’ of public policy
- E.U. ‘single public policy areas’?
- E.U. policies affect:
- policy style;
- general problem solving approach;
- policy instruments employed;
- policy standards set

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-Europeanisation of :
- pressure groups
- interest groups
- epistemic communities
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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)

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‘Europeanisation’ based on underlying E.U. principles and ‘core values’:
- social progress;
- high levels of employment;
- social protection;
- raising living standards and quality of life;
- promoting social cohesion and social justice

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‘Europeanisation’
= overarching E.U. core values and    principles, within which individual    policies are shaped,
and diversity and    ‘mutual recognition’ acknowledged,    particularly in implementation