Maintaining the EU’s compound polity during the long crisis decade

FERRERA, Maurizio; KRIESI, Hanspeter; SCHELKLE, Waltraud

doi:10.1080/13501763.2023.2165698

Maintaining the EU’s compound polity during the long crisis decade

dc.contributor.author	FERRERA, Maurizio
dc.contributor.author	KRIESI, Hanspeter
dc.contributor.author	SCHELKLE, Waltraud
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-09T13:11:34Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-09T13:11:34Z
dc.date.issued	2024
dc.description	Published online: 24 January 2023	en
dc.description.abstract	The EU is still fragile after its long decade of crises since 2008, and its durability remains an open question. New capacities were created during this time. But it is not clear how robust they are and whether developing them further will encounter insurmountable obstacles, including resentment by citizens. Over time, tensions and disagreements unleashed three foundational conflicts: conflicts over sovereignty (who decides), solidarity (who gets what when and why) and identity (who we are). The crisis politics that was deployed to deal with such tensions has often constrained policy responses in scope and effectiveness. Against the odds, however, the destructive spiral stopped short of driving the Union into self-destruction: a circumstance that calls for an explanation. We summarise empirical research that shows three ways in which this unexpected resilience can be explained: public rhetorical action, externalisation strategies, and the paradoxical strengths of a weak centre in achieving polity maintenance.	en
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dc.identifier.citation	Journal of European public policy, 2024, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 706-728	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/13501763.2023.2165698
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dc.title	Maintaining the EU’s compound polity during the long crisis decade	en
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