Europeanizing the National Education Space? Adjusting to the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in the UK

This article examines the reception of the education Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in the UK as an aspect of Europeanization of national administrations. It addresses relationships between political and administrative actors in the process of responding to the education OMC. We argue that despit...

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Published in:International journal of public administration 2015-02, Vol.38 (3), p.157-166
Main Authors: Alexiadou, Nafsika, Lange, Bettina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accession
Administrative reform
administrative strategies
Coordination
Education
Education policy
educational work
EU membership
Europe
European Union
Europeanization
Institutionalization
Intergovernmental relations
Management
Nation
OMC
pedagogiskt arbete
Political Integration
Public administration
Studies
United Kingdom
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Summary:This article examines the reception of the education Open Method of Coordination (OMC) in the UK as an aspect of Europeanization of national administrations. It addresses relationships between political and administrative actors in the process of responding to the education OMC. We argue that despite progress with institutionalization of the education OMC at the EU level, there is limited institutionalization of the education OMC at the national level. Against the backdrop of UK skepticism about engaging with the EU integration project, the interesting finding is the administrative strategies employed for deflecting EU influence on the national education space.
ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
1532-4265
DOI:10.1080/01900692.2014.934836