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<p>This article theorises the convergence between technocracy and neoliberalism as a core component of contemporary European governance. It develops the concept of <i>technocratic–neoliberal fix</i> to explain how technocracy and permanent neoliberalization have co-evolved into a stable governance regime. The paper develops through a dual analytical strategy: first, it reconstructs the epistemic and political foundations of this hybrid rationality; second, it examines its historical and institutional materialisation through the Italian case within the European Union. Italy provides a paradigmatic context for tracing the long-term embedding of technocratic and neoliberal logics within the state, from the 1980s monetarist turn to the succession of technocratic governments from the early 1990s until the Covid−19 pandemic. The analysis reveals how technocratic and neoliberal logics coalesce into a multilevel and enduring regime that dramatically narrows the boundaries of democratic politics in Europe.</p>

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Sterilizing democratic politics

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    2026年1月14日

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  • Adriano Cozzolino

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This article theorises the convergence between technocracy and neoliberalism as a core component of contemporary European governance. It develops the concept of technocratic–neoliberal fix to explain how technocracy and permanent neoliberalization have co-evolved into a stable governance regime. The paper develops through a dual analytical strategy: first, it reconstructs the epistemic and political foundations of this hybrid rationality; second, it examines its historical and institutional materialisation through the Italian case within the European Union. Italy provides a paradigmatic context for tracing the long-term embedding of technocratic and neoliberal logics within the state, from the 1980s monetarist turn to the succession of technocratic governments from the early 1990s until the Covid−19 pandemic. The analysis reveals how technocratic and neoliberal logics coalesce into a multilevel and enduring regime that dramatically narrows the boundaries of democratic politics in Europe.