Hybrid statehood – a new perspective on the limits of statehood in (Southern) EU-Europe
Political science research usually locates limited statehood outside the territory of the European Union (EU), although forms of limited statehood are hardly foreign phenomena in some parts of the EU, for example, Southern Italy. To understand these configurations of statehood, we introduce the conc...
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| description | Political science research usually locates limited statehood outside the territory of the European Union (EU), although forms of limited statehood are hardly foreign phenomena in some parts of the EU, for example, Southern Italy. To understand these configurations of statehood, we introduce the concept of hybrid statehood as a specific form of societal order, characterized by a complex mixture of elements of European statehood and other forms of social order. It challenges the dichotomous understanding of statehood as either consolidated or limited, putting more emphasis on the interdependent coexistence of societal order, the practices of doing statehood and negotiating societal order, and the impact of historical constellations of societal order in the longue durée. We argue that bridging the gap between political science, history and social anthropology allows for a more in-depth understanding of statehood there. We need to take the challenge of understanding such societies very seriously, considering that Italy and the EU have failed to implement their visions of statehood and societal order for decades. This is even more the case if we consider that such configurations of hybridity will increasingly travel to other parts of the EU due to migration from the southern Mediterranean. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-51a7cabc7265420dacccccd05767ed8c2025-08-20T03:44:11ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Social Sciences2331-18862024-12-0110110.1080/23311886.2024.2352911Hybrid statehood – a new perspective on the limits of statehood in (Southern) EU-EuropeLene Faust0Christian Franke1Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandInstitute for Pluralist Economics, University of Siegen, Siegen, GermanyPolitical science research usually locates limited statehood outside the territory of the European Union (EU), although forms of limited statehood are hardly foreign phenomena in some parts of the EU, for example, Southern Italy. To understand these configurations of statehood, we introduce the concept of hybrid statehood as a specific form of societal order, characterized by a complex mixture of elements of European statehood and other forms of social order. It challenges the dichotomous understanding of statehood as either consolidated or limited, putting more emphasis on the interdependent coexistence of societal order, the practices of doing statehood and negotiating societal order, and the impact of historical constellations of societal order in the longue durée. We argue that bridging the gap between political science, history and social anthropology allows for a more in-depth understanding of statehood there. We need to take the challenge of understanding such societies very seriously, considering that Italy and the EU have failed to implement their visions of statehood and societal order for decades. This is even more the case if we consider that such configurations of hybridity will increasingly travel to other parts of the EU due to migration from the southern Mediterranean.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311886.2024.2352911Hybrid statehoodsocietal orderslongue duréesouthern EURobert Read, Economics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UKEuropean Studies |
| spellingShingle | Lene Faust Christian Franke Hybrid statehood – a new perspective on the limits of statehood in (Southern) EU-Europe Cogent Social Sciences Hybrid statehood societal orders longue durée southern EU Robert Read, Economics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK European Studies |
| title | Hybrid statehood – a new perspective on the limits of statehood in (Southern) EU-Europe |
| title_full | Hybrid statehood – a new perspective on the limits of statehood in (Southern) EU-Europe |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Hybrid statehood – a new perspective on the limits of statehood in (Southern) EU-Europe |
| title_short | Hybrid statehood – a new perspective on the limits of statehood in (Southern) EU-Europe |
| title_sort | hybrid statehood a new perspective on the limits of statehood in southern eu europe |
| topic | Hybrid statehood societal orders longue durée southern EU Robert Read, Economics, University of Lancaster, Lancaster, UK European Studies |
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