Europeanization through its instrumentation: Benchmarking, mainstreaming and the open method of co-ordination . . . toolbox or Pandora's box?

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 519-536

  Bruno, Isabelle ^a,b   Jacquot, Sophie ^c,d   Mandin, Lou ^c  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^c Centre for Political Research of Sciences   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Competitiveness; Europeanization; Gender mainstreaming; Open method of co ordination; Policy instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646761968     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760600693895     Document Type: Review

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