The Janus face of EU law : a sociological perspective onEuropean law making and its influence on social policy in the EU / Jean-Claude Barbier and Fabrice Colomb -- EU governance of sustainable development : social and environmental policies / Iain Begg -- European social dialogue as multi-level governance : towards more autonomy and new dependencies / Paul Marginson and Maarten Keune -- EU governance on ageing : older, wider and more influential than the OMCs / Miriam Hartlapp -- In search of a European employment strategy : the construction of the 'job quality' agenda as an illustrative case / Christine Erhel, Jérôme Gautié and Bernard Gazier -- Sustainability and uncertainty in governing European employment law : the community method as instrument of governance : the case of the EU Working Time Directive / Ralf Rogowski -- The EU Working Time Directive in the Czech Republic / Tomáŝ Sirovátka -- The unexpected consequences of the application of the EU Working Time Directive in France / Fabrice Colomb -- Governance of EU labour law : implementation of the EU Working Time Directive in the Netherlands / Els Sol and Nuria Ramos Martín -- Implementation of the EU Working Time Directive in the United Kingdom / Ralf Rogowski -- Legal uncertainty in social services : a threat to national social protection systems? / Jean-Claude Barbier -- Services of general interest, state aid and social housing in the Netherlands / Els Sol and Mara van der Vos -- The impact of EU regulation on social services of general interest in the United Kingdom / Aristea Koukiadaki -- Social services of general interest in the Czech Republic : towards poorly regulated markets / Tomáŝ Sirovátka -- Social services of general interest in France : the uncertain impact of the increasing reach of EU law / Jean-Claude Barbier.