Author (Person) | Somek, Alexander |
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Series Title | European Law Journal |
Series Details | Vol.21, No.3, May 2015, p340-360 |
Publication Date | May 2015 |
ISSN | 1351-5993 (Print) / 1468-0386 (Online) |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Publisher Abstract This notion seeks to capture the liaison between the ‘strong state’ and economic liberalism. The article suggests that this notion can be fruitfully used to designate the new governance of economic and monetary union. It argues, particularly, that it makes sense to speak of an authoritarian style of governance even if the latter does not wear vestiges of outright repression. Two different faces of authoritarian liberalism can be distinguished: one that looks more towards authoritarianism and another one that views authoritarian rule as a managerial strategy that is good for the economy. The article then speculates whether the EU has been, indeed, successful because it shifts between the two. Disturbingly, there may be something deeply as well as more accidentally authoritarian about European integration. |
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Source Link | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eulj.12132 |
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Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Countries / Regions | Europe |
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