Gerhard Schnyder
Biographic Data
| ID | 1568918 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gerhard Schnyder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gerhard |
| FAMILY NAME | Schnyder |
| SIGNATURE | SCHNYDER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6681-6227 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Centimanes v. Titans
The treatment of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) by populist right-wing governments presents a puzzle: At times, these governments support, at times they take aggressive action against foreign MNEs. Allegorically speaking, rather than using their one hundred hands to slay the Titans like the Centimanes of Greek mythology, right-wing populist governments seem to use fifty hands of the state to support and fifty others to handicap foreign …
Technocracy, Supranationalism and Right‐Wing Populism
After the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, European Union (EU) governance has become more tolerant towards national policy adaptation and experimentation. Right‐wing populist governments in East Central Europe (ECE) have used this increased flexibility amongst other things to develop various economically nationalist strategies to reassert control over their economies, particularly by limiting the influence of foreign multinational corporations. T…
Theorizing and mapping media ownership networks in authoritarian-populist contexts
This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing discussions on authoritarian populism and the media, from the lens of the political economy of ownership. In contrast to studies that consider the link between media and authoritarian populism by focusing on the discursive structures of populist communication, this study analyses changes in the structure of news media ownership in four European countries that have been subject to authoritarian populism…
State Capitalism and Corporate Social Responsibility
Typically, the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and state action is considered to be one of complementing or substitution. However, growing numbers of governments consider CSR as a potential policy tool and attempt to actively shape organizational CSR policies and outcomes. Yet, different types of states exhibit different levels of interventionism and different preferences regarding the means and ends of state interventi…
Corporate networks in post-war Britain
The relationship between interlocking directorates and corporate finance patterns is a widely-researched aspect of the literature on national financial systems. This literature often considers the United Kingdom to be analogous to the United States, without directly investigating the nature and impact of finance–industry relationships. Based on a hand-collected data set covering eight benchmark years between 1950 and 2010, the authors start filli…
Twenty years of 'Law and Finance
This 'state of the art' essay provides a comprehensive discussion of the Law and Finance School (LFS) literature. We show that the first two decades of the LFS have focused on empirically investigating the question 'does law matter?' Yet, despite the centrality of law to the LFS, it is based on an incoherent theory of law, which leads to shortcomings in the conceptualization and empirical testing of its hypotheses. We also observe that, rather th…
Intro
In introducing this special section of New Political Economy, this paper explores the key themes that emerge from the three papers included in this special section presents a new generation of CC research in EMs which seeks to reconcile classical institutionalist approaches to capitalist variety with more recent attempts to shift back from supply-side to macroeconomic demand side factors, as well as brining the role of the state back in. This ope…
Ordoliberal Lessons for Economic Stability
Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 the term “ordoliberalism” has experienced a marked revival. This discussion tends to focus on the need for more state intervention. Yet this misrepresents the core ideas of ordoliberalism because its main concern is not with “how much” but with “what kind of” intervention is needed. Thus, this article seeks to clarify the ordoliberal position, in particular its key distinction between market conforming an…
Logics of action and models of capitalism
Recent institutionalist scholarship has theorized the liberalization or “disorganization” of capitalism as the result of shifts in economic actors' “logic of action” towards opportunism. Little attention has been given to the reverse possibility that shifts in economic actors' “logic of action” away from opportunism might contribute to “embedding” or “organizing” capitalism. This paper builds on recent scholarship to theorize this scenario and th…
Varieties of insider corporate governance
Recent studies investigating the politics of corporate governance reforms have drawn attention to the importance of corporate ownership structures for the outcome of reforms. This is owing to the impact aggregate ownership structures have on centre-right parties’ electoral strategies. In this article, I challenge electoral strategy explanations by underscoring the importance of completing it with an interest group power explanation of corporate g…
Like a phoenix from the ashes? Reassessing the transformation of the Swedish political economy since the 1970s
This contribution reassesses the evolution of the Swedish model since the 1970s across different institutional spheres. It addresses two questions. Firstly, why did a system that was based on strong complementarities undergo such extensive changes? Secondly, what explains Sweden's recent return to strong social and economic performance? The decline of the Swedish model is explained by the endogenous nature of change, which was sparked off by 'nor…
Public Law and Private Power. Corporate Governance Reform in the Age of Finance Capitalism; Quiet Politics and Business Power. Corporate Control in Europe and Japan
Public Law and Private Power. Corporate Governance Reform in the Age of Finance Capitalism Cioffi, John W . Ithaca : Cornell University Press ( 2010 ), 304 p ., ISBN 978-0-8014-4904-8 Quiet Politics and Business Power. Corporate Control in Europe and Japan Culpepper, Pepper D . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press ( 2010 ), 248 p ., ISBN 978-0-521-11859-0 The politics that drive corporate governance (CG) reforms in industrialised countries have…
Revisiting the Party Paradox of Finance Capitalism
The “party paradox” thesis claims that in the context of the legal corporate governance reforms of the 1990s, which aimed at adjusting national corporate governance systems to the “finance capitalism” of the Anglo-American type, center-left parties promoted proshareholder corporate governance reforms, whereas center-right parties opposed such reforms. Based on case studies of Switzerland, Sweden, and the Netherlands, this article shows that this …
Varieties of Liberalism
How Political Institutions Determine Corporate Governance Reforms
The aim of this article is to contribute to our understanding of the role that political institutions play in the reform processes of national corporate governance regimes. I argue that existing theories are limited in that they conceive of political institutions' impact on corporate governance largely in terms of a deterministic influence on the political coalitions that emerge and on the policy outcomes. Based on the analysis of the paradigmati…
Transformations de l'autorégulation et nouvelles régulations publiques en matière de gouvernement d'entreprise en Suisse (1985‐2002)
La Suisse a toujours connu une forte tradition d'autorégulation par les acteurs privés dans les sphères économiques au détriment d'un cadre légal très étendu. Cela s'avère particulièrement vrai en matière de gouvernement d'entreprise, notamment en ce qui concerne le droit des sociétés, la surveillance des marchés boursiers ou le droit comptable. En raison du caractère très général de la législation, divers mécanismes de gouvernance privée ont gén…
Ordoliberal Lessons for Economic Stability
Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 the term “ordoliberalism” has experienced a marked revival. This discussion tends to focus on the need for more state intervention. Yet this misrepresents the core ideas of ordoliberalism because its main concern is not with “how much” but with “what kind of” intervention is needed. Thus, this article seeks to clarify the ordoliberal position, in particular its key distinction between market conforming an…
Like a phoenix from the ashes? Reassessing the transformation of the Swedish political economy since the 1970s
This contribution reassesses the evolution of the Swedish model since the 1970s across different institutional spheres. It addresses two questions. Firstly, why did a system that was based on strong complementarities undergo such extensive changes? Secondly, what explains Sweden's recent return to strong social and economic performance? The decline of the Swedish model is explained by the endogenous nature of change, which was sparked off by 'nor…
Revisiting the Party Paradox of Finance Capitalism
The “party paradox” thesis claims that in the context of the legal corporate governance reforms of the 1990s, which aimed at adjusting national corporate governance systems to the “finance capitalism” of the Anglo-American type, center-left parties promoted proshareholder corporate governance reforms, whereas center-right parties opposed such reforms. Based on case studies of Switzerland, Sweden, and the Netherlands, this article shows that this …
Theorizing and mapping media ownership networks in authoritarian-populist contexts
This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing discussions on authoritarian populism and the media, from the lens of the political economy of ownership. In contrast to studies that consider the link between media and authoritarian populism by focusing on the discursive structures of populist communication, this study analyses changes in the structure of news media ownership in four European countries that have been subject to authoritarian populism…
Varieties of insider corporate governance
Recent studies investigating the politics of corporate governance reforms have drawn attention to the importance of corporate ownership structures for the outcome of reforms. This is owing to the impact aggregate ownership structures have on centre-right parties’ electoral strategies. In this article, I challenge electoral strategy explanations by underscoring the importance of completing it with an interest group power explanation of corporate g…
Logics of action and models of capitalism
Recent institutionalist scholarship has theorized the liberalization or “disorganization” of capitalism as the result of shifts in economic actors' “logic of action” towards opportunism. Little attention has been given to the reverse possibility that shifts in economic actors' “logic of action” away from opportunism might contribute to “embedding” or “organizing” capitalism. This paper builds on recent scholarship to theorize this scenario and th…
Twenty years of 'Law and Finance
This 'state of the art' essay provides a comprehensive discussion of the Law and Finance School (LFS) literature. We show that the first two decades of the LFS have focused on empirically investigating the question 'does law matter?' Yet, despite the centrality of law to the LFS, it is based on an incoherent theory of law, which leads to shortcomings in the conceptualization and empirical testing of its hypotheses. We also observe that, rather th…
Intro
In introducing this special section of New Political Economy, this paper explores the key themes that emerge from the three papers included in this special section presents a new generation of CC research in EMs which seeks to reconcile classical institutionalist approaches to capitalist variety with more recent attempts to shift back from supply-side to macroeconomic demand side factors, as well as brining the role of the state back in. This ope…
Technocracy, Supranationalism and Right‐Wing Populism
After the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, European Union (EU) governance has become more tolerant towards national policy adaptation and experimentation. Right‐wing populist governments in East Central Europe (ECE) have used this increased flexibility amongst other things to develop various economically nationalist strategies to reassert control over their economies, particularly by limiting the influence of foreign multinational corporations. T…
How Political Institutions Determine Corporate Governance Reforms
The aim of this article is to contribute to our understanding of the role that political institutions play in the reform processes of national corporate governance regimes. I argue that existing theories are limited in that they conceive of political institutions' impact on corporate governance largely in terms of a deterministic influence on the political coalitions that emerge and on the policy outcomes. Based on the analysis of the paradigmati…
Transformations de l'autorégulation et nouvelles régulations publiques en matière de gouvernement d'entreprise en Suisse (1985‐2002)
La Suisse a toujours connu une forte tradition d'autorégulation par les acteurs privés dans les sphères économiques au détriment d'un cadre légal très étendu. Cela s'avère particulièrement vrai en matière de gouvernement d'entreprise, notamment en ce qui concerne le droit des sociétés, la surveillance des marchés boursiers ou le droit comptable. En raison du caractère très général de la législation, divers mécanismes de gouvernance privée ont gén…
Varieties of Liberalism
How Political Institutions Determine Corporate Governance Reforms
The aim of this article is to contribute to our understanding of the role that political institutions play in the reform processes of national corporate governance regimes. I argue that existing theories are limited in that they conceive of political institutions' impact on corporate governance largely in terms of a deterministic influence on the political coalitions that emerge and on the policy outcomes. Based on the analysis of the paradigmati…
Public Law and Private Power. Corporate Governance Reform in the Age of Finance Capitalism; Quiet Politics and Business Power. Corporate Control in Europe and Japan
Public Law and Private Power. Corporate Governance Reform in the Age of Finance Capitalism Cioffi, John W . Ithaca : Cornell University Press ( 2010 ), 304 p ., ISBN 978-0-8014-4904-8 Quiet Politics and Business Power. Corporate Control in Europe and Japan Culpepper, Pepper D . Cambridge : Cambridge University Press ( 2010 ), 248 p ., ISBN 978-0-521-11859-0 The politics that drive corporate governance (CG) reforms in industrialised countries have…
Revisiting the Party Paradox of Finance Capitalism
The “party paradox” thesis claims that in the context of the legal corporate governance reforms of the 1990s, which aimed at adjusting national corporate governance systems to the “finance capitalism” of the Anglo-American type, center-left parties promoted proshareholder corporate governance reforms, whereas center-right parties opposed such reforms. Based on case studies of Switzerland, Sweden, and the Netherlands, this article shows that this …
Varieties of insider corporate governance
Recent studies investigating the politics of corporate governance reforms have drawn attention to the importance of corporate ownership structures for the outcome of reforms. This is owing to the impact aggregate ownership structures have on centre-right parties’ electoral strategies. In this article, I challenge electoral strategy explanations by underscoring the importance of completing it with an interest group power explanation of corporate g…
Like a phoenix from the ashes? Reassessing the transformation of the Swedish political economy since the 1970s
This contribution reassesses the evolution of the Swedish model since the 1970s across different institutional spheres. It addresses two questions. Firstly, why did a system that was based on strong complementarities undergo such extensive changes? Secondly, what explains Sweden's recent return to strong social and economic performance? The decline of the Swedish model is explained by the endogenous nature of change, which was sparked off by 'nor…
Ordoliberal Lessons for Economic Stability
Since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008 the term “ordoliberalism” has experienced a marked revival. This discussion tends to focus on the need for more state intervention. Yet this misrepresents the core ideas of ordoliberalism because its main concern is not with “how much” but with “what kind of” intervention is needed. Thus, this article seeks to clarify the ordoliberal position, in particular its key distinction between market conforming an…
Logics of action and models of capitalism
Recent institutionalist scholarship has theorized the liberalization or “disorganization” of capitalism as the result of shifts in economic actors' “logic of action” towards opportunism. Little attention has been given to the reverse possibility that shifts in economic actors' “logic of action” away from opportunism might contribute to “embedding” or “organizing” capitalism. This paper builds on recent scholarship to theorize this scenario and th…
Intro
In introducing this special section of New Political Economy, this paper explores the key themes that emerge from the three papers included in this special section presents a new generation of CC research in EMs which seeks to reconcile classical institutionalist approaches to capitalist variety with more recent attempts to shift back from supply-side to macroeconomic demand side factors, as well as brining the role of the state back in. This ope…
Corporate networks in post-war Britain
The relationship between interlocking directorates and corporate finance patterns is a widely-researched aspect of the literature on national financial systems. This literature often considers the United Kingdom to be analogous to the United States, without directly investigating the nature and impact of finance–industry relationships. Based on a hand-collected data set covering eight benchmark years between 1950 and 2010, the authors start filli…
Twenty years of 'Law and Finance
This 'state of the art' essay provides a comprehensive discussion of the Law and Finance School (LFS) literature. We show that the first two decades of the LFS have focused on empirically investigating the question 'does law matter?' Yet, despite the centrality of law to the LFS, it is based on an incoherent theory of law, which leads to shortcomings in the conceptualization and empirical testing of its hypotheses. We also observe that, rather th…
State Capitalism and Corporate Social Responsibility
Typically, the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and state action is considered to be one of complementing or substitution. However, growing numbers of governments consider CSR as a potential policy tool and attempt to actively shape organizational CSR policies and outcomes. Yet, different types of states exhibit different levels of interventionism and different preferences regarding the means and ends of state interventi…
Theorizing and mapping media ownership networks in authoritarian-populist contexts
This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing discussions on authoritarian populism and the media, from the lens of the political economy of ownership. In contrast to studies that consider the link between media and authoritarian populism by focusing on the discursive structures of populist communication, this study analyses changes in the structure of news media ownership in four European countries that have been subject to authoritarian populism…
Technocracy, Supranationalism and Right‐Wing Populism
After the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, European Union (EU) governance has become more tolerant towards national policy adaptation and experimentation. Right‐wing populist governments in East Central Europe (ECE) have used this increased flexibility amongst other things to develop various economically nationalist strategies to reassert control over their economies, particularly by limiting the influence of foreign multinational corporations. T…
Centimanes v. Titans
The treatment of foreign multinational enterprises (MNEs) by populist right-wing governments presents a puzzle: At times, these governments support, at times they take aggressive action against foreign MNEs. Allegorically speaking, rather than using their one hundred hands to slay the Titans like the Centimanes of Greek mythology, right-wing populist governments seem to use fifty hands of the state to support and fifty others to handicap foreign …
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