De-Politicization by Europeanization: The Emergence of the Fragmented State in 
South Eastern Europe

Mendelski, Martin

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De-Politicization by Europeanization: The Emergence of the Fragmented State in South Eastern Europe

Mendelski, M. (2019). De-Politicization by Europeanization: The Emergence of the Fragmented State in South Eastern Europe. In B. Iancu, & E.-S. Tănăsescu (Eds.), Governance and Constitutionalism: Law, Politics and Institutional Neutrality (pp. 97-118). London: Routledge.

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Mendelski, Martin¹, Author

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1Politische Ökonomie der europäischen Integration, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society, ou_1856345

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Abstract: This chapter analyzes the EU-driven process of de-politicization (good governance reforms) which has accompanied the Europeanization of South Eastern Europe. It is argued that rather than to improve governance and the functionality of the state, good governance reforms have resulted in the fragmentation of the classical constitutional state (and governance). The Europeanized and fragmented state did not have the strength to rebuild coherence through a national counter-process of unity formation (as in Poland or Hungary). Instead, countries from SEE have tried to overcome fragmentation through a revival of informality (i.e. informal hidden structures based on clientelistic, secret service, organized crime and veteran/military networks). Overall, the imposed good governance agenda of neutralization, depoliticization and liberalization has fragmented and weakened the nation state and reinforced informal governance and the deep state.

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Language(s): eng - English

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Title: Governance and Constitutionalism: Law, Politics and Institutional Neutrality

Source Genre: Collected Edition

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Iancu, Bogdan¹, Editor
Tănăsescu, Elena-Simina², Editor

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1 Faculty of Political Science, University of Bucharest, Romania, ou_persistent22
2 Faculty of Law, University of Bucharest, Romania, ou_persistent22

Publ. Info: London : Routledge

Pages: - Volume / Issue: - Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: 97 - 118 Identifier: ISBN: 978-1-138-63367-4
ISBN: 978-1-315-20721-6

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Title: Studies in the Sociology of Law

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