European institutions

Bibliographic Data

ID8410972
AuthorsDarian Meacham (0000-0002-4039-3174, University of the West of England, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume47
Issue3
Pages226-241
Publication date2016-07-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of the British Society for Phenomenology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0007-1773 • E-ISSN: 2332-0486
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00071773.2016.1180853
OpenAlexW4247373505
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

The aim of this article is to sketch a phenomenological theory of political institutions and to apply it to some objections and questions raised by Pierre Manent about the project of the European Union and more specifically the question of “European Construction”, i.e. what is the aim of the European Project. Such a theory of political institutions is nested within a broader phenomenological account of institutions, dimensions of which I have tried to elaborate elsewhere. As a working conceptual delineation, we can describe institutions as (relatively) stable meaning structures. As such, the definition encompasses phenomena like the European Commission, Belgium, marriage, the Dollar, the Labour Party, but also political subjects themselves. In order to develop said theory of institutions, I will draw primarily upon resources in the work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty and John Searle

Economics · Epistemology · European commission · European union · Meaning (existential) · Order (exchange) · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sketch · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Philosophy · Political and Social Issues · Political Philosophy and Ethics

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