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How Legitimate is the Open Method of Co‐ordination? *
Author(s) -
BÜCHS MILENA
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2008.00804.x
Subject(s) - legitimacy , ordination , stakeholder , political science , law and economics , law , sociology , computer science , machine learning , politics
This article argues that the OMC's legitimacy can be improved only by strengthening parliamentary channels of input‐legitimacy since output‐legitimacy alone is inappropriate and cannot be achieved without input‐legitimacy. In addition, concepts and practices of direct ‘stakeholder’ participation currently applied within the OMC are insufficient in strengthening input‐legitimacy.