Comparing Strategies of (De)Politicisation in Europe
Governance, Resistance and Anti-politics
Editors: Buller, J., Donmez, P., Standring, A., Wood, M. (Eds.)
Free Preview- Considers depoliticisation from a comparative perspective, particularly focusing on cases from continental European countries
- Investigates how depoliticisation is received by those at which it is aimed, as well as how it is put in to practice
- Promotes an interdisciplinary conversation to define depoliticisation as a dynamic and interactive process between government elites and societal groups/movements
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- About this book
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This book investigates the extent to which depoliticisation strategies, used to disguise the political character of decision-making, have become the established mode of governance within societies. Increasingly, commentators suggest that the dominance of depoliticisation is leading to a crisis of representative democracy or even the end of politics, but is this really true? This book examines the circumstances under which depoliticisation techniques can be challenged, whether such resistance is successful and how we might understand this process. It addresses these questions by adopting a novel comparative and interdisciplinary perspective. Scholars from a range of European countries scrutinise the contingent nature of depoliticisation through a collection of case studies, including: economic policy; transport; the environment; housing; urban politics; and government corruption. The book will be appeal to academics and students across the fields of politics, sociology, urban geography, philosophy and public policy.
- About the authors
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Jim Buller is Senior Lecturer of Politics at the University of York, UK. He is a member of the British Political Studies Association (PSA) Anti-Politics and Depoliticisation Specialist Group.
Pınar E. Dönmez is Research Fellow at the Center For Policy Studies, Central European University, Hungary. She is a member PSA Anti-Politics and Depoliticisation Specialist Group.
Adam Standring is a PhD candidate in Political Science at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. He is a convenor and membership coordinator of the PSA Anti-Politics and Depoliticisation Specialist Group.
Matt Wood is Lecturer in Politics and Deputy Director of the Sir Bernard Crick Centre for the Public Understanding of Politics (Crick Centre) at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has previously worked in local journalism and lobbying, and has held visiting fellowship positions at the UK Cabinet Office and ANZSOG Institute for Governance, University of Canberra.
- Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Depoliticisation, Post-politics and the Problem of Change
Pages 1-24
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Rethinking (De)Politicisation in Liberalism: Macro- and Micro-political Perspectives
Pages 25-51
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Politicising Government Accountability: The Case of Protest Network and the Model “Who?” in Bulgaria
Pages 53-78
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The Airports Commission, Depoliticisation and the Third Runway at Heathrow Airport
Pages 79-102
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Political Dissatisfaction and Decline of Party Identification: Societal Depoliticisation in the Republic of Cyprus (2006–2012)
Pages 103-129
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Comparing Strategies of (De)Politicisation in Europe
- Book Subtitle
- Governance, Resistance and Anti-politics
- Editors
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- Jim Buller
- Pinar Donmez
- Adam Standring
- Matthew Wood
- Copyright
- 2019
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-64236-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-64236-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-64235-2
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-09712-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- IX, 265
- Number of Illustrations
- 4 b/w illustrations
- Topics
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