Political Variations on the Neoliberal Economic Discourse. Reflecting upon Europe

This introduction analyzes some of the key questions concerning the political variations of the neoliberal economic discourse in today’s Europe. In particular, the relationship between the evanescence of nation-state sovereignty and the rebirth of the “economic nation” is taken into account. In the...

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Main Author: Adelino Zanini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2017-12-01
Series:Scienza & Politica
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Online Access:https://scienzaepolitica.unibo.it/article/view/7549
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Summary:This introduction analyzes some of the key questions concerning the political variations of the neoliberal economic discourse in today’s Europe. In particular, the relationship between the evanescence of nation-state sovereignty and the rebirth of the “economic nation” is taken into account. In the great transformation imposed by the ongoing economic crisis, the author stresses the importance of grasping not only the German roots of the European Ordoliberalism, but also those of a hybrid politics, based on governance policies, and implicitly imposed by the unfinished character of the great transformation itself.
ISSN:1590-4946
1825-9618