“Progressive” Neoliberalism in Europe: Discourses in the Shadow of Political Power

The Origins of Neoliberal Authoritarianism

This essay intervenes in contemporary debates around neoliberalism and its relationship to both authoritarianism and social democracy. It does so by reconstructing the debate on Thatcherism that took place between Stuart Hall and Bob Jessop in the 1980s. Both authors provide materialist analyses of Thatcherism that p...

The Illusion of Ideological Antagonism? Reassessing The Relationship between Communism, Capitalism, and Transnational Power

Genealogies of Power Between Society and Law: Institutionalisation, Symbolic Forms, and Democratic Crisis

This essay draws attention to the social processes that shape law. It argues, therefore, that processes of political institutionalisation arise out of sociocultural conflicts resolved through force in favour of a single collective actor, albeit only in relative and historically provisional terms. This essay seeks to...

The art of survival: Elites and the politics of crisis in Algeria

This article explains the endurance of Algerian authoritarianism through a historical-sociological analysis of elite reconfiguration in moments of crisis. Rather than privileging the military or opposition weakness, it argues that crises create openings for regime insiders outside the decision-making core to rise by ad...

Interpretive Challenges to the Total Constitution: Sovereignty, Supremacy and the Politics of Textualism in Europe

This article critically examines the role of constitutional interpretation in sustaining and contesting the model of total constitutionalism within the EU. It explores how interpretive approaches associated with the constitutionalisation of the European legal order become vulnerable where their underlying normative ass...

The Specificity of Radical Climate Activism

While the term “radical” is frequently used in the context of activism, it often lacks a clear definition and tends to be equated with violence. A more nuanced analysis suggests that this association is not inherently central to social movement practices. I argue that radical climate activism presents a distinct form...