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Understanding the mechanisms of EU politicization: lessons from the Eurozone crisis

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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:38 authored by Paul StathamPaul Statham, Hans-Jörg Trenz
The article critically evaluates existing theories and approaches on European Union (EU) politicization to understand how the EU's democratic politics can potentially work in an era of `mediated politics'. Moving beyond questions of why politicization has occurred, and what kind of EU will it lead to, we outline a theoretical perspective on the mechanisms of how the EU's politicization is taking place. Against the backdrop of a post-functionalist theory of integration, the contours of which have been recently discussed within political science, we think that the dynamics of EU politicization can be better grasped from a public sphere perspective within the framework of what we will call a `democratic functionalism' approach. The Eurozone debt crisis case is used as an example of deep and broad EU politicization to explicate the mechanisms at work.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Comparative European Politics

ISSN

1472-4790

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan

Issue

3

Volume

13

Page range

287-306

Department affiliated with

  • International Development Publications

Research groups affiliated with

  • Sussex Centre for Migration Research Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-04-06

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