The Evolution of Intermediary Institutions in Europe From Corporatism to Governance

This book investigates the consecutive shifts between three types of intermediary institutions in the European context: Corporatist, Neo-corporatist and Governance institutions. It develops a new conceptual framework for understanding the function and position of intermediary institutions in society, as well as a vocabulary capable of explaining the causes and consequences of these shifts for politics, economy and society at large. The book is designed to fill a gap in three rather distinct, yet also overlapping bodies of literature: European Political Economy, European Integration and governance studies, and socio-legal studies in the European context.

Eva Hartmann is currently Assistant Professor in Sociology and Political Economy at the Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School (CBS). Her topics of research are international political economy of services, international economic sociology (of law), global governance of higher education and social policy, as well as cross-border labour mobility.

Poul F Kjaer is Professor at the Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business School (CBS) and leader of the research project 'Institutional Transformation in European Political Economy' funded by the European Research Council. He holds degrees in law, sociology and political science.

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Acknowledgements
List Of Contributors
List Of Abbreviations
Introduction; Poul F. Kjaer
PART I: THE BIG PICTURE: FROM CORPORATISM TO GOVERNANCE
1. From Corporatism To Governance: Dimensions A Theory Of Intermediary Institutions; Poul F. Kjaer
2. Corporatism And Beyond? On Governance And Its Limits; Bob Jessop
3. From Neo-Corporatism To Neo-Pluralism:The Liberal Drift Of Multilevel Governance; Richard Münch
PART II: INTERMEDIARY INSTITUTIONS IN THE TRANSFORMATION OF ECONOMIC POLICY
4. Collective Action And The Making Of Economic Policy: Intellectual Lineages From The History Of Political Economy; Alexander Ebner
5. Eu Competition Regulation:A Case Of Authoritarian Neo-Liberalism?; Angela Wigger & Hubert Buch-Hansen
PART III: INTERMEDIARY INSTITUTIONS IN THE RE-CONFIGURATION OF SOCIAL POLICY
6. Fabricating Social Europe:From Neo-Corporatism To Governance By Numbers; Gert Verschraegen
7. European Social Policy: Social Cohesion Through Competition?; Eva Hartmann
PART IV: INTERMEDIARY INSTITUTIONS AND THE LAW
8. The Shadow Of The Law: Intermediary Institutions And The Ruling Part Of Governance; Alfons Bora
9. Taking Governance To Court:Politics, Economics, And A New Legal Realism; Sabine Frerichs
PART V: INTERMEDIARY INSTITUTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL TRANSFORMATIONS
10. The Consitutionalisation Of Everyday Life?; Grahame F. Thompson
11. The Democratic Surplus That Constitutionalised The European Union: Establishing Democratic Governance Through Intermediate Institutions; Gorm Harste
12. The Crisis Of Corporatism And The Rise Of International Law; Chris Thornhill
References
Cases
Index