Niclas Beinborn

Andernach, Germany

Table of contents (6 chapters) Back Matter

Pages 173-187

About this book

Influence of “hard” law on national policies still is a central topic in Europeanisation research. One aspect often overlooked is the impact of “soft” law instruments such as the “Open Method of Coordination” (OMC). Through the OMC all member states agree on common goals and exchange “best practices” to improve policy coordination in a certain area without the obligation (how) to design policies. OMC impacts in individual member states have been studied extensively, yet a comparative perspective explaining their variance is lacking. This study by Niclas Beinborn tries to fill this gap by analysing the different impacts of a recent OMC: the European Youth Strategy 2010 (EUYS). His analysis is twofold: in a first step he applies theory-driven fuzzy-set QCA to a novel dataset depicting the variance of national activities around the EUYS. As causalities remain unclear, in a second step he presents an innovative analysis framework encompassing two dimensions – national motivation and relative openness to implement non-binding EU law – to define ideal types of OMC adaptation. Case studies on the EUYS in Germany and Ireland proof the potential of this framework to explain why and how OMCs work (differently).

Keywords EuropeanisationYouth PolicyOpen Method of Coordinationsoft lawEuropean Youth StrategyQCAtheory-driven fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysisfsQCA Authors and Affiliations Andernach, Germany

Niclas Beinborn

About the author

Niclas Beinborn worked as a research associate at the German Research Institute for Public Administration in Speyer. There, he extensively studied child and youth policy in Germany and Europe. As of 2021, he works as a desk officer in the federal administration.

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Europeanisation, Soft Law and the Crisis

Book Subtitle: The Case of the European Youth Strategy

Authors: Niclas Beinborn

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-43244-7

Publisher: Springer VS Wiesbaden

eBook Packages: Social Science and Law (German Language)

Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2024

Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-43243-0Due: 23 December 2023

eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-43244-7Due: 23 December 2023

Edition Number: 1

Number of Pages: XIX, 187

Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations

Topics: Public Policy, Public Administration