An open contribution to the understanding of the OMC: changing the conventions supporting national policies

Robert Salais (1, 2)

1 IDHE - Institutions et Dynamiques Historiques de l'Economie
2 CMB - Centre Marc Bloch

I discuss what the Open Method of Coordination does, not from the point of view of its procedures, but via the cognitive instruments that serve as tools for coordination, benchmarking and adjustment of national policies. This helps to connect with the analysis of conventions with regards to employment and unemployment.

Mots clés: Social Europe; conventions; employment; open method of coordination

Domaines: Economies et finances; Science politique; Sociologie

Robert Salais. An open contribution to the understanding of the OMC: changing the conventions supporting national policies. Seminar on Democratic Legitimacy and Social Europe, Dec 2007, Leuven, Belgium. ⟨halshs-00429896⟩