Technocratic Governments in Europe
Getting the Critique Right
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7972765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giulia Pastorella (0000-0002-8891-4004, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 948-965 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9248.12217 |
| OpenAlex | W1926477254 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 55 |
| References cited | 49 |
In Europe, technocratic governments have become a popular topic of debate. Commentators have condemned them as a ‘suspension of democracy’ or even as ‘the end of democracy as we know it’. However, no academic analysis has assessed whether technocratic governments are indeed undemocratic. This article is intended to fill this gap by assessing technocratic governments’ democratic credentials. It compares them to party governments along the main dimensions of party democracy, including representation, deliberation, constitutionality and legitimacy. It concludes that technocratic governments in Europe are not undemocratic per se, but are still a worrying phenomenon insofar as they reveal shortcomings that remain hidden in normal party governments: a loosening of delegation and accountability ties between voters, parties and cabinets; increasing external pressures on domestic political actors; and the weakening of partisan ideology-based politics. The article will add further elements to reinforce the already vast literature on the crisis of – especially party – democracy in Europe
Accountability · Deliberation · Democracy · Economics · Ideology · Legitimacy · Microfoundations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Representative democracy · Sociology · Technocracy · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration
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The new Leviathan
| Unique citing works | 55 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 55 |