Stealthy, Covert and Uninvited? Commission’s “Activism” in the Implementation Convergence of Social Services of General Interest in the European Union
Christopher J. Smith
; consultant, formerly senior researcher at Nordregio, Stockholm, Sweden
Daniel Rauhut
; PhD, Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Urban and Regional Research, Oslo, Norway
APA 6th Edition Smith, C.J. i Rauhut, D. (2015). Stealthy, Covert and Uninvited? Commission’s “Activism” in the Implementation Convergence of Social Services of General Interest in the European Union. Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava, 15 (3), 667-696. Preuzeto s https://hrcak.srce.hr/149566
MLA 8th Edition Smith, Christopher J. i Daniel Rauhut. "Stealthy, Covert and Uninvited? Commission’s “Activism” in the Implementation Convergence of Social Services of General Interest in the European Union." Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava, vol. 15, br. 3, 2015, str. 667-696. https://hrcak.srce.hr/149566. Citirano 25.01.2021.
Chicago 17th Edition Smith, Christopher J. i Daniel Rauhut. "Stealthy, Covert and Uninvited? Commission’s “Activism” in the Implementation Convergence of Social Services of General Interest in the European Union." Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava 15, br. 3 (2015): 667-696. https://hrcak.srce.hr/149566
Harvard Smith, C.J., i Rauhut, D. (2015). 'Stealthy, Covert and Uninvited? Commission’s “Activism” in the Implementation Convergence of Social Services of General Interest in the European Union', Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava, 15(3), str. 667-696. Preuzeto s: https://hrcak.srce.hr/149566 (Datum pristupa: 25.01.2021.)
Vancouver Smith CJ, Rauhut D. Stealthy, Covert and Uninvited? Commission’s “Activism” in the Implementation Convergence of Social Services of General Interest in the European Union. Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava [Internet]. 2015 [pristupljeno 25.01.2021.];15(3):667-696. Dostupno na: https://hrcak.srce.hr/149566
IEEE C.J. Smith i D. Rauhut, "Stealthy, Covert and Uninvited? Commission’s “Activism” in the Implementation Convergence of Social Services of General Interest in the European Union", Hrvatska i komparativna javna uprava, vol.15, br. 3, str. 667-696, 2015. [Online]. Dostupno na: https://hrcak.srce.hr/149566. [Citirano: 25.01.2021.]
Sažetak The broad aspirations of social policy in the EU continue to be the preserve of the Member States as the particular histories, ideas, and institutions upon which national social policies are based remain quite heterogeneous. A process of convergence is nevertheless discernible in respect of policy implementation. The reasons for this relate to the nature of the European integration process but should not be confused with the broad adoption of a notional “European Social Model”, the harmonisation of national policies or, more generally, with the classical approach to EU policy making in the social field. This paper instead explores how the implementation typology on Social Services of General Interest produced by Humer et al. (2013) can be understood in relation to the way in which the European Commission has continued to act as a “purposeful opportunist” by employing “policy entrepreneurism” in the context of the various “new
governance” approaches associated with EU social policy.