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Article: From the rule of law to the rule of rules: technocracy and the crisis of EU governance

TitleFrom the rule of law to the rule of rules: technocracy and the crisis of EU governance
Authors
Keywordstechnocracy
eurozone
crisis governance
rule of law
European Central Bank
Issue Date2019
PublisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01402382.asp
Citation
West European Politics, 2019, v. 42 n. 7, p. 1420-1442 How to Cite?
AbstractThis article focuses on two trends emerging through the eurozone crisis, both of which diminish the quality of democracy in the EU and its member states. Firstly, the crisis has led to an increased reliance on non-majoritarian institutions, such as the ECB, at the expense of democratic accountability. Secondly, the crisis has led to a new emphasis on coercive enforcement at the expense of the voluntary cooperation that previously characterised (and sustained) the EU as a community of law. Thus, the ECB’s (over-)empowerment is a synecdoche of a wider problem: The EU’s tendency to resort to technocratic governance in the face of challenges that require political contestation. In the absence of opportunities for democratic contestation, EU emergency governance – Integration through Crisis – oscillates between moments of heightened politicisation, in which ad hoc decisions are justified as necessary, and the (sometimes coercive) appeal to the depoliticised rule of rules.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/276128
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2023 Impact Factor: 4.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.395
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dc.contributor.authorScicluna, NB-
dc.contributor.authorAuer, S-
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-10T02:56:32Z-
dc.date.available2019-09-10T02:56:32Z-
dc.date.issued2019-
dc.identifier.citationWest European Politics, 2019, v. 42 n. 7, p. 1420-1442-
dc.identifier.issn0140-2382-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/276128-
dc.description.abstractThis article focuses on two trends emerging through the eurozone crisis, both of which diminish the quality of democracy in the EU and its member states. Firstly, the crisis has led to an increased reliance on non-majoritarian institutions, such as the ECB, at the expense of democratic accountability. Secondly, the crisis has led to a new emphasis on coercive enforcement at the expense of the voluntary cooperation that previously characterised (and sustained) the EU as a community of law. Thus, the ECB’s (over-)empowerment is a synecdoche of a wider problem: The EU’s tendency to resort to technocratic governance in the face of challenges that require political contestation. In the absence of opportunities for democratic contestation, EU emergency governance – Integration through Crisis – oscillates between moments of heightened politicisation, in which ad hoc decisions are justified as necessary, and the (sometimes coercive) appeal to the depoliticised rule of rules.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherRoutledge. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/01402382.asp-
dc.relation.ispartofWest European Politics-
dc.rightsPreprint: This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI]. Postprint: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI].-
dc.subjecttechnocracy-
dc.subjecteurozone-
dc.subjectcrisis governance-
dc.subjectrule of law-
dc.subjectEuropean Central Bank-
dc.titleFrom the rule of law to the rule of rules: technocracy and the crisis of EU governance-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailScicluna, NB: scicluna@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.emailAuer, S: stefauer@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.authorityAuer, S=rp01793-
dc.description.naturelink_to_OA_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/01402382.2019.1584843-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-85062535108-
dc.identifier.hkuros304601-
dc.identifier.volume42-
dc.identifier.issue7-
dc.identifier.spage1420-
dc.identifier.epage1442-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000463401000001-
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom-
dc.identifier.issnl0140-2382-

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