Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'

This article examines two processes: the adaptation of national systems of social protection to operate within a European framework and the decentralisation of ‘safety net’ policies at the meso-level in order to favour territorial subsidiarity and democratic accountability. It reviews the concepts a...

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Autor: Moreno, Luis
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2003
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palavra-chave:Europeanization
Mesogovernments
Safaty nets
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spelling Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'Moreno, LuisEuropeanizationMesogovernmentsSafaty netsThis article examines two processes: the adaptation of national systems of social protection to operate within a European framework and the decentralisation of ‘safety net’ policies at the meso-level in order to favour territorial subsidiarity and democratic accountability. It reviews the concepts and assumptions involved in welfare state research before moving on to reflect upon the so-called ‘European social model’. Decentralisation and a greater regional say in areas of policy making closer to citizens’ perceptions, such as the creation of ‘safety nets’, have often been linked to cultural or identity considerations. However, demands are also based on claims for policy innovation and more effective management, as illustrated by Spain’s devolution of welfare powers to the regions. This article concludes that in order to build up a macro-community based on trust in the ‘Old Continent’, more attention should be paid to the increasing role of medium-size layers of government.The author would like to thank the Spanish Secretary of State for Education and Universities (PR2002-0200) for financial support during the writing of this piece of research.Peer reviewedJohn Wiley & SonsMoreno, Luis [0000-0003-0739-165X]Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]201920192003info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Postprintinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/176342reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttps://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.00083Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/1763422026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
title Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
spellingShingle Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
Moreno, Luis
Europeanization
Mesogovernments
Safaty nets
title_short Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
title_full Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
title_fullStr Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
title_full_unstemmed Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
title_sort Europeanisation, mesogovernments and 'safety nets'
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Moreno, Luis
author Moreno, Luis
author_facet Moreno, Luis
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Moreno, Luis [0000-0003-0739-165X]
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Europeanization
Mesogovernments
Safaty nets
topic Europeanization
Mesogovernments
Safaty nets
description This article examines two processes: the adaptation of national systems of social protection to operate within a European framework and the decentralisation of ‘safety net’ policies at the meso-level in order to favour territorial subsidiarity and democratic accountability. It reviews the concepts and assumptions involved in welfare state research before moving on to reflect upon the so-called ‘European social model’. Decentralisation and a greater regional say in areas of policy making closer to citizens’ perceptions, such as the creation of ‘safety nets’, have often been linked to cultural or identity considerations. However, demands are also based on claims for policy innovation and more effective management, as illustrated by Spain’s devolution of welfare powers to the regions. This article concludes that in order to build up a macro-community based on trust in the ‘Old Continent’, more attention should be paid to the increasing role of medium-size layers of government.
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