Emergency politics from the inside : EU staff and the building of a task force during the Greek crisis

dc.contributor.authorHAMM, Marylou
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-05T11:26:02Z
dc.date.available2024-11-05T11:26:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionPublished online: 04 November 2024en
dc.description.abstractThis article examines the establishment of a task force inside the European Commission at the height of the Greek crisis, known as the ‘task force for Greece’. By adopting a perspective centred on the professionals employed in this ad hoc body, I investigate its symbolic and political significance within the broader framework of European emergency governance. Through a detailed analysis of the ethos and profiles of its personnel, the article argues that the task force represented a shift in crisis management, representing both a gesture of support and a counterbalance to the costs of austerity. The findings are grounded in extensive sociological fieldwork, including interviews, sociographic data and the analysis of documents, offering a comprehensive understanding of how EU staff shaped the task force’s mandate and operations under conditions of limited material resources and considerable political pressure. This research contributes to the study of crises and of European bureaucracy by elucidating the dynamic relationship between emergency politics and bureaucratic practices within the European Union.en
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dc.identifier.citationEuropean politics and society, 2024, OnlineFirsten
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/23745118.2024.2418336
dc.identifier.issn2374-5118
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/77427
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dc.titleEmergency politics from the inside : EU staff and the building of a task force during the Greek crisisen
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