The Evolution of Intermediary Institutions in Europe

"Hartmann and Kjaer have assembled a remarkable set of essays on one of the most profoundly important elements of societal transformation of this century as it affects an often neglected nexus point of law and politics. The contributions provide much needed gap filler, providing valuable insight on those important spaces between the state, the international order, and the social order." Larry Backer, Professor of Law and International Affairs, Penn State University, USA "This collection of essays is a countermove against the damage which the law of the EU experienced during the financial crisis. Seemingly paradoxically, this rescue operation is undertaken not by lawyers who tend to oscillate between the normalisation of Europe's emergency and voluntaristic propositions. It gains its encouraging strength from the exploration of long-term intra- and inter-societal transformations to which the law has to respond if it is ever to regain ordering legitimacy." Christian Joerges, Professor of Law and Society, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany

This book investigates the consecutive shifts between three types of intermediary institutions in the European context: Corporatist, Neo-corporatist and Governance institutions. It does so by combining insights from European Political Economy; European Integration and governance studies; and, socio-legal studies in the European context.This book investigates the consecutive shifts between three types of intermediary institutions in the European context: Corporatist, Neo-corporatist and Governance institutions. It does so by combining insights from European Political Economy; European Integration and governance studies; and, socio-legal studies in the European context.