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TY - JOUR
T1 - Repoliticising depoliticisation
T2 - Theoretical preliminaries on some responses to the American fiscal and Eurozone debt crises
AU - Jessop, Bob
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Politicisation, depoliticisation, and repoliticisation are basic and interrelated concepts in political analysis. They may also describe specific political strategies in relatively stable, turbulent or crisisprone periods or concrete conjunctures. This article aims to clarify the chameleon-like concept of depoliticisation by distinguishing its different levels and forms. It also applies these distinctions to two cases of 'depoliticisation' in the fiscal politics of the North Atlantic Financial Crisis (NAFC). The magnitude, duration, and depth of this crisis have prompted an intriguing mix of de- and repoliticisation strategies. These are evident in the manufactured hysteria about the 'fiscal cliff' in the USA and the attempts to impose technocratic government and a new economic constitution in the Eurozone. The conclusion offers some general reflections.
AB - Politicisation, depoliticisation, and repoliticisation are basic and interrelated concepts in political analysis. They may also describe specific political strategies in relatively stable, turbulent or crisisprone periods or concrete conjunctures. This article aims to clarify the chameleon-like concept of depoliticisation by distinguishing its different levels and forms. It also applies these distinctions to two cases of 'depoliticisation' in the fiscal politics of the North Atlantic Financial Crisis (NAFC). The magnitude, duration, and depth of this crisis have prompted an intriguing mix of de- and repoliticisation strategies. These are evident in the manufactured hysteria about the 'fiscal cliff' in the USA and the attempts to impose technocratic government and a new economic constitution in the Eurozone. The conclusion offers some general reflections.
KW - Debt crisis
KW - Depoliticisation
KW - Eurozone
KW - Fiscal crisis
U2 - 10.1332/030557312X655864
DO - 10.1332/030557312X655864
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:84903944597
VL - 42
SP - 207
EP - 223
JO - Policy and Politics
JF - Policy and Politics
SN - 0305-5736
IS - 2
ER -