Technocrats have taken over governments in Southern Europe. This is a challenge to democracy.

Hopkin, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0002-3187-4013 (2012) Technocrats have taken over governments in Southern Europe. This is a challenge to democracy. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (24 Mar 2012). Website.

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Only Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, has survived a post-crisis election. Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and Greece’s Georgios Papandreou were replaced by technocrats. Jonathan Hopkin argues that these recent government changes in Southern Europe are a threat to democracy.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog
Additional Information:	© 2012 The Author
Divisions:	Government
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	17 Sep 2012 15:56
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 18:08
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/46028

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