Yves Meny
Biographic Data
| ID | 381086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yves Meny |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yves |
| FAMILY NAME | Meny |
| SIGNATURE | MENY Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | European University Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 54 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 366 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 50 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 4 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Weber et le charisme en politique. Modernité d’un idéal-type
De Rynck (Stefaan) – Inside the Deal. How the EU Got Brexit Done . – Newcastle upon Tyne, Agenda Publishing, 2023. 288 p
In memoriam: Jean Blondel (1929-2022)
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Imparfaites démocraties
« La démocratie est un livre ouvert dont toutes les pages ne sont pas écrites. Les démocraties se sont inventées, modifiées, adaptées et on est loin d'avoir épuisé les ressources de l'imagination et de l’expérimentation. S’il y a une révolution à faire, c’est bien là. » Imparfaite par essence, la démocratie suscite critiques et désillusions. Cet état de crise, de remise en cause, permanente est son talon d’Achille, et aussi sa grandeur. Aujourd’h…
In memoriam Jack Hayward, politologue britannique: (18 Août 1931-8 Décembre 2017)
A tale of party primaries and outsider candidates: The 2017 French presidential election
L’Union européenne et le fédéralisme: Impossible ou inévitable
Les désillusions d’un Européen convaincu
Entretien avec Yves Mény, propos recueillis par Didier Chabanet et Olivier Rozenberg Premières lignes : Quand est ce que, d’une façon ou d’une autre, la question de l’Europe a émergé dans votre parcours ? Il y a des éléments européens qui sont intervenus très tôt mais sans doute pas en tant qu’Union européenne. J’ai été très vite attiré par ce qui se passait au-delà de l’hexagone et en fait ma chute de cheval sur le chemin de Damas a été causée e…
Managing the EU Crises: Another Way of Integration by Stealth
Europe has been hit hard by the financial and economic crisis, and there is no fast solution in view. The problem facing the EU is a problem of governance both technically and politically. Most actors, with the possible exception of the ECB, are in disarray because they are caught between the necessity to act and the political reluctance to acknowledge fully the consequences of a multi-level governance system, notably democratic legitimacy and ac…
Conclusion: A Voyage to the Unknown
Three types of internal tensions have characterized the process of European integration. They are not new, but are exacerbated by factors such as globalization, enlargement, increased diversity of views and interests. The first one is the tension between law and politics. Legal instruments have been the main tool of integration, but politics come back with a vengeance as democratic practices are challenged by regulatory regimes and institutions. …
Un livre effrayant
Understanding Euroscepticism - By C. Leconte: Book Reviews
Democracy in Troubled Times
Democracies are fragile constructions. The apparently overwhelming expansion of democratic regimes should not, however, hide their intrinsic weaknesses. The paper examines how five (hypo)theses proposed by the author 10 years ago are still valuable instruments of analysis in periods of troubled times. The discrepancy between aspirations, programmes and the harsh reality of today is examined in the background of the Europeanisation and globalisati…
Political Science as a Profession
A discipline cannot pretend to be such if political borders are reflected in its organisation, methodologies or practices. While pluralistic approaches are highly desirable, it is crucial for any discipline worthy of the name to professionalise itself. This article argues that in spite of imperfections, drawbacks and differentiated development, huge progress has been made towards this goal through the setting up of common standards, improved Ph.D…
Higher Education in Europe: National Systems, European Programmes, Global issues. Can they be reconciled
This article considers the transformation of higher education in Europe and the challenges it has to face in particular in the field of research. The article argues that national systems have developed from very different traditions but that they are now confronted with similar issues and problems. There is an ongoing process of Europeanisation from the bottom (networks, benchmarking) and from the top (Bologna process, European Commission). But t…
Leaders of the Profession: An interview with the president of the european university institute
Le principe démocratique et l’Union européenne: Le défi d’une démocratie post-nationale
Le débat en Europe et sur l'Europe a en grande partie changé de nature à partir des années 1970 : durant la décennie qui a précédé la création du Marché commun et durant les quinze aimées qui ont suivi la signature du Traité de Rome, l'attention des militants pro ou anti européens, aussi bien que celle des médias et des observateurs, s'est polarisée sur les modalités ou éventuellement les finalités d'une intégration disputée : Que devait faire l'…
De La Démocratie en Europe: Old Concepts and New Challenges 1
Since David Marquand coined his famous phrase ‘democratic deficit’ to describe the functioning of the European Community, the debate has raged about the extent and content of this deficit. However, little attention has been paid to the ambiguous nature of democracy both at the national and supranational levels. This paper argues that dissatisfaction with democracy has to do, at least for a substantial part, with the creeping expansion of constitu…
Adjusting to Europe: The Impact of the European Union on National Institutions and Policies
The Constitutive Ambiguity of Populism
Has the Weberian disenchantment with the world finally freed people from the illusion that democracy is a panacea? For the past decade, once the glory and triumph of the western model over the socialist regimes had evaporated, we have been able to observe the numerous manifestations of popular misgivings about political participation and democratic institutions. Democratic malaise (Dahl 1998), the politics of resentment (Betz 1994, 1998a, b), pol…
Adjusting to Europe
Democracies and the Populist Challenge
The Future of European Welfare: A New Social Contract
Vincent Wright
The Future of European Welfare
European welfare states are currently under stress and the 'social contracts' that underpin them are being challenged. First, welfare spending has arguably 'grown to limits' in a number of countries w
Democracies and the Populist Challenge
De La Démocratie en Europe: Old Concepts and New Challenges 1
Since David Marquand coined his famous phrase ‘democratic deficit’ to describe the functioning of the European Community, the debate has raged about the extent and content of this deficit. However, little attention has been paid to the ambiguous nature of democracy both at the national and supranational levels. This paper argues that dissatisfaction with democracy has to do, at least for a substantial part, with the creeping expansion of constitu…
Managing the EU Crises: Another Way of Integration by Stealth
Europe has been hit hard by the financial and economic crisis, and there is no fast solution in view. The problem facing the EU is a problem of governance both technically and politically. Most actors, with the possible exception of the ECB, are in disarray because they are caught between the necessity to act and the political reluctance to acknowledge fully the consequences of a multi-level governance system, notably democratic legitimacy and ac…
A tale of party primaries and outsider candidates: The 2017 French presidential election
Decentralisation in socialist France: The politics of pragmatism
The policy of decentralisation of the French Socialist Government has been described by President François Mitterrand as the 'grande affaire du septennat'. It is still too early to evaluate its impact, but the reforms, both by their number and their wide‐reaching nature, constitute a profound change in the process of decision making. However, they do not involve changes in territorial structures, nor do they affect some basic practices such as th…
Political Science as a Profession
A discipline cannot pretend to be such if political borders are reflected in its organisation, methodologies or practices. While pluralistic approaches are highly desirable, it is crucial for any discipline worthy of the name to professionalise itself. This article argues that in spite of imperfections, drawbacks and differentiated development, huge progress has been made towards this goal through the setting up of common standards, improved Ph.D…
The National and International Context of French Policy Communities
There are numerous, well-organized policy communities in France, based upon specialized corps of senior administrative officials in symbiosis with the environment they are responsible for regulating and managing. They also derive their strength from the integration of the groups concerned in the policy process, allowing them to compensate for the weakness of their organization and social base by the privileged access and legitimacy they acquire. …
"Are Britain and France "Unitary
France: The construction and reconstruction of the centre, 1945–86
Conclusion: A Voyage to the Unknown
Three types of internal tensions have characterized the process of European integration. They are not new, but are exacerbated by factors such as globalization, enlargement, increased diversity of views and interests. The first one is the tension between law and politics. Legal instruments have been the main tool of integration, but politics come back with a vengeance as democratic practices are challenged by regulatory regimes and institutions. …
Politics, corruption and democracy The 1995 Stein Rokkan Lecture
First published: September 1996
Higher Education in Europe: National Systems, European Programmes, Global issues. Can they be reconciled
This article considers the transformation of higher education in Europe and the challenges it has to face in particular in the field of research. The article argues that national systems have developed from very different traditions but that they are now confronted with similar issues and problems. There is an ongoing process of Europeanisation from the bottom (networks, benchmarking) and from the top (Bologna process, European Commission). But t…
Leaders of the Profession: An interview with the president of the european university institute
Fin de siècle' corruption: Change, Crisis and Shifting Values
Débat national et protestations périphériques: Les référendums scolaires aux États-Unis
DÉBAT NATIONAL ET PROTESTATIONS PÉRIPHÉRIQUES : LES RÉFÉRENDUMS SCOLAIRES AUX ÉTATS-UNIS, par YVES MÉNY Etant donné le disfonctionnement du système national, les instruments de la vie politique locale servent de plus en plus à exprimer des préoccupations qui dépassent le cadre territorial étroit où elles semblent confinées. Le choix des élections scolaires comme lieu de protestation peut, a priori, sembler surprenant puisque la politique politici…
"Are Britain and France "Unitary
Débat national et protestations périphériques: Les référendums scolaires aux États-Unis
DÉBAT NATIONAL ET PROTESTATIONS PÉRIPHÉRIQUES : LES RÉFÉRENDUMS SCOLAIRES AUX ÉTATS-UNIS, par YVES MÉNY Etant donné le disfonctionnement du système national, les instruments de la vie politique locale servent de plus en plus à exprimer des préoccupations qui dépassent le cadre territorial étroit où elles semblent confinées. Le choix des élections scolaires comme lieu de protestation peut, a priori, sembler surprenant puisque la politique politici…
Le point sur: La recherche et la culture à l’heure du changement
Équilibres et mutations au sein du fédéralisme américain: L’exemple du système scolaire dans l’État de New York
Equilibrios y mutaciones dentro del federalismo americano : ejemplo del sistema educativo en el estado de Nueva York. El sistema educativo de un Estado americano permite poner de relieve algunas características fundamentales de equilibrio y mutaciones del sistema federativo. La mayor resulta de la diversidad organizacional de los Estados Unidos marcados por el progreso en la centralización económica, jurídica y política ; la secunda resulta de la…
Le point sur: La réforme du statut de la communication audiovisuelle
Le fédéralisme. Communication d'Yves Mény
Le point sur: Les réformes des collectivités locales et de l’administration territoriale
La décentralisation. Communication d'Yves Mény
Le point sur: Les primes d’aide au développement régional
Le point sur: Les structures du troisième gouvernement Mauroy
Decentralisation in socialist France: The politics of pragmatism
The policy of decentralisation of the French Socialist Government has been described by President François Mitterrand as the 'grande affaire du septennat'. It is still too early to evaluate its impact, but the reforms, both by their number and their wide‐reaching nature, constitute a profound change in the process of decision making. However, they do not involve changes in territorial structures, nor do they affect some basic practices such as th…
La dynamique politique de la régionalisation
Variations sur un thème donné: L’application des directives par les États membres
The Politics of Steel: Western Europe and the Steel Industry in the Crisis Years (1974-1984)
La légitimation des groupes d’intérêts par l’administration française
Pour la question préjudicielle
Les restrictions au cumul des mandats: Réforme symbolique ou changement en profondeur
Le phénomène du cumul des mandats constitue l’une des conventions les plus originales en même temps que les mieux ancrées du système politique français. On désigne par là la possibilité pour un élu de cumuler plusieurs mandats électifs locaux et/ou nationaux. Mais en pratique, analyses et critiques se polarisent sur l’élément essentiel que constitue le cumul simultané de mandats nationaux et locaux. Il ne faut cependant pas négliger comme l’a rap…
France: The construction and reconstruction of the centre, 1945–86
Constitutionnalisme et Conseil Constitutionnel: Une révolution encore inachevée
Dans la fameuse trilogie des pouvoirs systématisée par la pensée libérale du XVIIIeme siècle, le judiciaire est resté longtemps l’élément le plus faible au point qu’Hamilton dans le 78ème Federalist ait pu voir dans l’institution judiciaire la branche la moins dangereuse ». Plus encore qu’ailleurs, le pouvoir judiciaire en France a été maintenu en lisière ( au point qu’on refuse souvent de lui appliquer le terme • pouvoir » ) : les révolutionnair…
Constitutionnalisme et Conseil Constitutionnel: Une révolution encore inachevée
Dans la fameuse trilogie des pouvoirs systématisée par la pensée libérale du XVIIIeme siècle, le judiciaire est resté longtemps l’élément le plus faible au point qu’Hamilton dans le 78ème Federalist ait pu voir dans l’institution judiciaire la branche la moins dangereuse ». Plus encore qu’ailleurs, le pouvoir judiciaire en France a été maintenu en lisière ( au point qu’on refuse souvent de lui appliquer le terme • pouvoir » ) : les révolutionnair…
The National and International Context of French Policy Communities
There are numerous, well-organized policy communities in France, based upon specialized corps of senior administrative officials in symbiosis with the environment they are responsible for regulating and managing. They also derive their strength from the integration of the groups concerned in the policy process, allowing them to compensate for the weakness of their organization and social base by the privileged access and legitimacy they acquire. …
Ideologies, partis politiques et groupes sociaux. Pour Georges Lavau
Law, Politics and the Courts
In Montesquieu’s triad of legislative, executive, and judicial powers, the third element has long been the weakest. This imbalance in Western institutions, or at least in the European democracies, results from the fact that the democratic principle (of national or popular sovereignty) and the representative principle (that Parliament rules supreme) have long been regarded as more important than the third liberal principle underlying Western polit…
Comparative Government and Administration
Quelques réflexions hexagonales sur l’administration italienne
A Few Frenchman’s Views on Italian Administration The reasons as well as the consequences of Italian maladministration cannot be ignored, and are partly due to bureaucracy itself. But, by making it a scapegoat for all problems of Italian society, one neglects the responsibilities of the political class itself : explosion of regulations, clientelism, accommodation, sprinkling with subsidies ; one also neglects the responsibilities of society : con…
Political science (46 works) · Law (24 works) · Humanities (21 works) · Law (19 works) · Politics (17 works) · Philosophy (15 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Art (14 works) · Philosophy (13 works) · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender (11 works)