Political Resignation and Neoliberalism by Wolfgang Streeck

„Everything suggests that declining electoral participation in the capitalist democracies is a sign not of contentment but of resignation. The losers from the neoliberal turn cannot see what they might get from a change of government; the TINA (‘There is no alternative’) politics of ‘globalization’ has long arrived at the bottom of society where voting no longer makes a difference in the eyes of those who would have most to gain from political change. The less hope they invest in elections, the less those who can afford to rely on the market have to fear from political intervention. The political resignation of the underclasses consolidates the neoliberal turn from which it derives, further shielding capitalism from democracy.“

Wolfgang StreeckWolfgang Streeck explains causes of declining voter turnout as a result of neoliberal policies and political resignation.
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Wolfgang Streeck is a German sociologist.

Wolfgang Streeck analyzes political resignation and declining voter turnout as consequences of neoliberal shifts in capitalist democracies.


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Wolfgang Streeck is a German sociologist and emeritus director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. He has made significant contributions to sociology and social research, and is known for his work on societal and economic issues.

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