Europe 2020

Eric Marlier is the International Scientific Coordinator of the CEPS/INSTEAD Research Institute, Luxembourg, and has written widely on comparative socio-economic analysis, social indicators and social policy monitoring.David Natali is Associate Professor at the Roberto Ruffilli Faculty of Political Science in Forli (Italy) and Co-Director of the European Social Observatory (OSE, Belgium). Rudi Van Dam is Coordinator Social Indicators at the Belgian Federal Public Service Social Security and Country Delegate to the Indicators Sub-Group of the EU Social Protection Committee.

• Contents: Laurette Onkelinx: Foreword – Hugh Frazer/Eric Marlier/David Natali/Rudi Van Dam/Bart Vanhercke: Europe 2020: Towards a More Social EU? – Maurizio Ferrera: Mapping the Components of Social EU: A Critical Analysis of the Current Institutional Patchwork – Roger Liddle/Patrick Diamond/Simon Latham/Tom Brodie: Aftershock: The Coming Social Crisis in the EU and What Is to Be Done – David Natali: The Lisbon Strategy, Europe 2020 and the Crisis in Between – Bart Vanhercke: Delivering the Goods for Europe 2020? The Social OMC’s Adequacy and Impact Re-assessed – Mary Daly: Assessing the EU Approach to Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in the Last Decade – Marjorie Jouen: A Territorialised Social Agenda to Guide Europe 2020 and the Future EU Cohesion Policy – Martin Kühnemund: Social Impact Assessment as a Tool for Mainstreaming Social Protection and Inclusion Concerns in Public Policy – Robert Walker: The Potential of Eurotargets: Reflecting on French Experience – Hugh Frazer/Eric Marlier: Strengthening Social Inclusion in the Europe 2020 Strategy by Learning from the Past – Jonathan Zeitlin: Towards a Stronger OMC in a More Social Europe 2020: A New Governance Architecture for EU Policy Coordination.

«In terms of advancing the debate and knowledge on the social dimension of the EU, the book provides an insightful analysis of past achievements and future challenges. Nonetheless it also moves a step forward by elaborating concrete policy recommendations. (T)he book provides a useful tool for policy-makers, researchers and other stakeholders with an interest in contributing to the building of a more social EU.» (Marina Angelaki, Social Cohesion and Development 6, 2011/1)