Prof. Dr. Sebastian Haunss

Emergence of Policy Fields – Conditions of an Anomaly
Until now research on policy fields or domains has focused mainly on their structure, and the constellation of actors and interests and less on the emergence or decline of policy fields. So far there exists only anecdotal evidence about mechanisms that drive the emergence of policy fields. In this article we argue that new policy fields can only emerge if two processes interact: politicization and individuation. Continue Reading →

The literature on globalization and the democratic nation state is dominated by a crisis diagnosis that holds economic and political internationalization responsible for the waning state capacity in recent decades. However, the causal mechanisms that link internationalization with changing perceptions and evaluations of legitimacy remain underexplored. While there are plausible normative accounts of internationalization effects on the democratic nation state and its legitimacy, empirical perspectives on the link between internationalization and legitimacy are few and far between. Our objective in this chapter is to probe the claim that internationalization has led to an erosion of regime support in the established OECD democracies. Continue Reading →

Auch ökonomische Ordnungen können an Legitimität verlieren. Viele Beobachter erwarteten, dass mit der Finanzmarkt- und der Eurokrise die Marktwirtschaft in die Kritik geraten würde. Der Band zeigt in empirischen Analysen für vier Länder über 15 Jahre, wie sich die öffentliche Aufmerksamkeit und die Bewertung von Marktwirtschaft und Kapitalismus verändert haben. Ob die Marktwirtschaft in eine Legitimationskrise geraten ist oder ein andauerndes Unbehagen an der Ökonomie dominiert, wird in diesem Buch untersucht. Continue Reading →