The social purpose of new governance: Lisbon and the limits to legitimacy

Journal of International Relations and Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 209-238

  Van Apeldoorn, Bastiaan ^a   Hager, Sandy Brian ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

critical political economy; hegemonic projects; Lisbon strategy; new governance; open method of coordination; social policy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HEGEMONY; INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS; MARKET SYSTEM; NEOLIBERALISM; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EUROPE;

EID: 77955891319     PISSN: 14086980     EISSN: 15811980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jird.2010.9     Document Type: Article

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