Ideational robustness of economic ideas in action: the case of European Union economic governance through a decade of crisis DOI Creative Commons
Martin B. Carstensen, Vivien A. Schmidt

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 173 - 188

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Is it possible to develop a robust crisis management response in system where governance is characterized by coercive power and adversarial bargaining rather than the diversity, inclusion, openness highlighted extant scholarship as conducive factors for robustness? Using two instances of European Union—the Eurozone (2010‒2015) COVID-19 pandemic (2020‒2022)—the paper argues that how actors reinterpret existing rules institutions offers an important source robustness management. Based on employment disaggregation into degrees robustness, well concepts ideational institutional power, we show can counter dominant coalitions open up rule adaptation through reinterpretations that, at least short term, solidify functioning faced turbulence. In context crisis, thus enabled moderately without treaty reform. case pandemic, was convince (particularly German) policymakers need employ new ideas about common debt. This meant less other actors, leading significantly more effective what terms maximal robustness.

Language: Английский

Ideas and ideation in geographical political economy DOI Creative Commons
Jamie Peck, Chris Meulbroek, Rachel Phillips

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Progress in Human Geography, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 18, 2025

Departing from an engagement with the “ideas school,” a case is constructed for (distinctively) geographical political economies of ideation, first on their own terms and then in dialogue three methodologically generative monographs. The power economic ideas, paper argues, not located supply-side alone, original texts, essentialized capacities or intrinsic qualities. These powers are realized situationally relationally, through conjuncturally mediated interactions translations. Since ideas associated powers, properties, potentials that contextual geohistorically specific, rather than universal, there distinctive mandate ideation.

Language: Английский

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Activation policy: bruised and battered but still standing DOI Creative Commons
Niklas A. Andersen, Flemming Larsen

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 127 - 140

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Policies aimed at upskilling, motivating and/or disciplining the unemployed have remained a cornerstone of most OECD countries’ employment policies since 1990s. Central to these is idea activation – i.e. premise that benefit entitlement conditional on one’s participation in some kind activity. This article seek understand how this has proven so enduring by analyzing international development Activation 1990 through lens offered concept ideational robustness. It analyzed robustness been continuously challenged critiques raised against effects, legitimacy and relevance policies. Yet, each moments contest, proponents succeeded keeping relevant as point reference for policymaking. They did rebalancing disciplinary enabling approaches activation, adding new scope application policies, rearticulating underlying assumption about client agency. The analysis further reveals mechanisms appropriating due their inscription within technical seemingly de-political language concerning effect evaluations, implementation deficits, forms governance. Policymakers were thereby able downplay normative questions legitimacy, fairness, justice thus taken status an objective be implemented effective efficiently possible rather than discussed or challenged. However, while remains robust, same cannot said governance structures Our study suggest near-constant reforms arrangements during last 30 years are partly consequence critique being skewed from arrangements. thus, paradoxically, come reducing specific

Language: Английский

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The ideational robustness of bureaucracy DOI Creative Commons
Eva Sørensen, Jacob Torfing

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 141 - 158

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract To better understand why bureaucracy is still going strong despite a century of scorn, this article asks: How has the bureaucratic governance paradigm managed to achieve its ideational robustness in face consecutive waves criticism and societal challenges? This question answered by studying combination broad range strategies that have enabled weather storm stay relevant praiseworthy eyes public governors. The describes core components reviews four before explaining changes relative stability based on adaptation innovation content scope. In addition summarizing key debates about bureaucracy, develops six may be used study other ideas governance.

Language: Английский

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How “baked in” ideas hinder ideational robustness: the International Monetary Fund and “fiscal space” DOI Creative Commons
Ben Clift

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 159 - 172

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract This paper brings insights into ideational robustness to bear on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) fiscal policy thinking. It advances understanding of both IMF and concept by focusing economic ideas as they are put practice expert institutions. The has traditionally enjoyed a reputation hawkish enforcer neoliberal doctrine conservative discipline, foregrounding deficit bias sustainability concerns. Capitalist crises, notably 2008 crash COVID, have seen public debt increase while rendering growth stability increasingly elusive. turbulence spurred some rethinking ideas. added new space its commentary advocacy. Fiscal seeks reconcile stabilization supporting Fund’s overarching concern maintain discipline sustainability. A focus how shows that long-standing priorities hardwired operational frameworks, curtailing emphasis adaptions. Thus, key institutional conditions actions “baked in” These operationalized through models, analytical tools, evaluation standard operating procedures. “politics method,” in form deliberation contestation over different normative can underpin alternative constructions such plays an important role shaping which come matter, how, for IMF. “fiscal space” episode be interpreted quest (through increased flexibility), thus far remains unrealized due crucial these mechanisms, conditions, path dependencies.

Language: Английский

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Ideational robustness of economic ideas in action: the case of European Union economic governance through a decade of crisis DOI Creative Commons
Martin B. Carstensen, Vivien A. Schmidt

Policy and Society, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 43(2), P. 173 - 188

Published: March 1, 2024

Abstract Is it possible to develop a robust crisis management response in system where governance is characterized by coercive power and adversarial bargaining rather than the diversity, inclusion, openness highlighted extant scholarship as conducive factors for robustness? Using two instances of European Union—the Eurozone (2010‒2015) COVID-19 pandemic (2020‒2022)—the paper argues that how actors reinterpret existing rules institutions offers an important source robustness management. Based on employment disaggregation into degrees robustness, well concepts ideational institutional power, we show can counter dominant coalitions open up rule adaptation through reinterpretations that, at least short term, solidify functioning faced turbulence. In context crisis, thus enabled moderately without treaty reform. case pandemic, was convince (particularly German) policymakers need employ new ideas about common debt. This meant less other actors, leading significantly more effective what terms maximal robustness.

Language: Английский

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