From order to chaos. How the Brexit economic expert discourse articulates structural dissolution in times of COVID-19 crisis

Jens Maesse; Thierry Rossier

doi:10.5771/2566-7742-2022-1-68

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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 1–4 Editorial Monika Eigmüller, Klarissa Lueg, Vincent Gengnagel Monika Eigmüller, Klarissa Lueg, Vincent Gengnagel 1–4
- 5–121 Articles 5–121
  - 5–36 How do state authorities act under existential uncertainty? Hypotheses on the social logic of political decision-making processes during the Coronavirus pandemic Klaus Kraemer Klaus Kraemer 5–36
  - 37–67 COVID-19 related social media use and attitudes towards pandemic control measures in Europe Monika Verbalyte, Monika Eigmüller Monika Verbalyte, Monika Eigmüller 37–67
  - 68–99 From order to chaos. How the Brexit economic expert discourse articulates structural dissolution in times of COVID-19 crisis Jens Maesse, Thierry Rossier Jens Maesse, Thierry Rossier 68–99
  - 100–121 Integrationists, Critical Europeanists and Pessimist Europeanists: EU attitudes among students in a German university Céline Teney, Juan Deininger, Josefine Zurheide Céline Teney, Juan Deininger, Josefine Zurheide 100–121
- 122–145 Essays 122–145
  - 122–135 What can science do in the face of pandemics? Alexander Bogner Alexander Bogner 122–135
  - 136–145 Mobility policy as pandemic policy. The Schengen regime in the Corona crisis. Georg Vobruba Georg Vobruba 136–145
- 146–158 Research notes 146–158
  - 146–151 The corporate making of history: History communication of organizations as research subject Klarissa Lueg, Trine Susanne Johansen Klarissa Lueg, Trine Susanne Johansen 146–151
  - 152–158 Are European borders green? Notes on the need for research approaches and policy measures to deal with the reality of borders when implementing green transitions Søren Tinning, Dorte Jagetic Andersen Søren Tinning, Dorte Jagetic Andersen 152–158
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Culture, Practice & Europeanization , page 68 - 99

From order to chaos. How the Brexit economic expert discourse articulates structural dissolution in times of COVID-19 crisis

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Jens Maesse Thierry Rossier

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/2566-7742-2022-1-68
- ISSN: 2566-7742
- ISSN online: 2566-7742
Abstract

This paper analyses the transformation of identities and institutions of economic experts as politico-economic professionals brought about by the Brexit process between 2016 and 2020. In order to understand the transformation from order to chaos in times of COVID-19, a mixed methods approach is applied. In a first step, a discourse analysis of two competing letters from two different groups of economists is carried out. One letter was published by “Economists for Remain” before the Brexit referendum in 2016; the other letter was published by a group called “Economists for Free Trade”, arguing for leaving the EU. In a second step, we conduct a field and social space analysis of economists who signed the letters in order to analyse their social backgrounds and professional positions within the UK academic, media, political and economic system. The paper shows that members of both groups take significantly different positions. In a final step, we conducted interviews in 2019/20 with selected members of each group. Here we show how the professional system of UK economic governmentality enters a state of crisis. The paper finally argues that contemporary nationalist movements cannot provide a new social order. They lead societies into chaos instead.
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