The European Oligarchization Process. From the Federal Utopia to a Social and Democratic Dystopia

  • Iñigo Bullain Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-54-2016pp59-98
Keywords: oligarchy, neoliberalism, globalisation, executive decisionism

Abstract

After six decades european integration has turned into a social and democratic distopia. As a consequence of a neoliberal process acelerated by globalization «oligarchy Europe» has fueled deconstitution and febled democracy in both european institutions and member states. Avoiding a european federation has brought a legitimacy crisis without precedent and to recover the confidence of its population a new social and democratic paradigm will be needed. More Europe should mean aswell more social cohesion and more democracy and new steps are to be made regarding budget and fiscal policies, communication networks, institutional framework and community values.

Received: 20 January 2016
Accepted: 08 February 2016
Published online: 30 April 2016

 

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Published
2016-04-30
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Bullain, Iñigo. 2016. “The European Oligarchization Process. From the Federal Utopia to a Social and Democratic Dystopia”. Deusto Journal of European Studies, no. 54 (April), 59-98. https://doi.org/10.18543/ced-54-2016pp59-98.
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No. 54 (2016): Europa: impacto de la crisis, salidas y horizontes
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