The justice of neoliberalism
Moral ideology and redistributive politics of public-sector retrenchment in Serbia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2256567 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marek Mikuš (0000-0001-5272-5183, Research Group Financialization; Department Resilience and Transformation in Eurasia; Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology; 06017 Halle (Saale) Germany, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-227 |
| Publication date | 2016-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-0282 • E-ISSN: 1469-8676 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1469-8676.12267 |
| OpenAlex | W2195793095 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 35 |
This article seeks to contribute to the anthropological analysis of neoliberalism as a hegemonic project of capitalist social transformation through a close examination of the ideological legitimation of austerity-driven public-sector retrenchment in Serbia. It shows how long-term continuities of political economy and public discourse create opportunities for market populist elites to sell neoliberalism as a moral project. Persistent structural conditions, especially scarcity of jobs, and an established popular discourse about the excessive and corrupt public sector provide a fertile soil for a moral ideology that justifies neoliberal policies as a redress to an immoral redistribution of societal resources
Austerity · Hegemony · Ideology · Legitimation · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public sector · Redistribution (election · Redress · Retrenchment · Sociology · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration · Turkey's Politics and Society
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| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |