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Revisiting the EU's Democratic Deficit: Archival Insights From Maximalist Federalists

JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 4, Page 1574-1593, July 2026.
Abstract This article explores the history of democratic problematisation of European integration, rather than taking part in the normative debate on the European Union's democratic legitimacy deficit that emerged in the 1990s. We focus on the narratives of non‐institutional actors who have considered that European integration should be a democratic ...
Jessy Bailly
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Technocracy in the Executive: Diffusion of Technocratic Governments in Contemporary Europe

, 2017
This paper aims to show that technocracy is neither a complex nor a multidimensional concept. It discusses the possibility for future research based on the analyses and the conceptualizations/operationalizations of technocracy put forward. The concept of
VALBRUZZI, M.
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Routine peace: Technocracy and peacebuilding

, 2012
This article seeks to unpack the implications of technocracy for contemporary peace-building. It aims to illustrate how the bureaucratic imperative explains much about the ascendancy of certain actors to positions of prominence on the peace-building ...
Ginty, Roger Mac, Roger Mac Ginty
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Legal Spirits Episode 032: The New Technocracy

, 2021
In this episode, we interview Italian political scientist Lorenzo Castellani about his new book, “The Gear of Power” (L’Ingranaggio del Potere), which explores the rise of the “technocracy”–a new aristocracy, based on technical expertise, that ...
Movsesian, Mark L., DeGirolami, Marc O.
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Technocracy and Democracy: The Challenges to Development in Africa

, 2009
In this paper, we argue that the future of development in Africa lies in the shift from democracy in the conventional sense to technocracy, where the role of the expert is recognized and appreciated.
Aswani, RD, Owakah, FEA
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Technocracy in Science and Technology Policy

, 2016
Development in all of its stages, from organizing the vision and strategy to implementing plans, requires policy-making. We show that the division of labor and specialization of sciences and some philosophical doctrines cause the emergence of technocracy
Mansouri, Alireza
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Anything but Representative Democracy: Explaining Conspiracy Believers’ Support for Direct Democracy and Technocracy

Politics and Governance
Conspiracy theories gained considerable attention during the Covid-19 pandemic. Although studies have extensively explored their (mostly) negative impacts on various political and social aspects, like participation, health-related behavior, and violence,
Anne Küppers
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Putting the Car Before the Horse: The Diffusion of the Automobile and the Rise of Technocratic Primacy

Histories
A key question in the literature of technology in society is the degree to which technology is a product of society and vice versa. A related question is how the differing cross-causal lines between the two change both technological and social forms ...
Cameron Elliott Gordon
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Populism and Technocracy: Pillars of Postwar Representative Democracy in Europe

Perspective Politice
The established representative democracy in Europe is facing growing challenges. In a rapidly evolving landscape that resolves some crises while encountering new ones, two movements – populism and technocracy – are emerging as alternatives to the ...
Rareș-Bogdan ROȘULESCU
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No insulation : politics and technocracy's troubled trajectory [PDF]

Technocracy often holds out the promise of rational, disinterested decision-making. Yet states look to technocracy not just for expert inputs and calculated outcomes but to embed the exercise of power in many agendas, policies and programs.
Khoo, Boo Teik
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