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Explore the shift from national to European levels in markets, states, and society by legal scholar Hans-W. Micklitz. Discover the impact of 'isations' - marketisation, fragmentisation, and constitutionalisation - on consumer images and the connections between the market, state, and society. Question the relationship between the three legal worlds and the potential for integration. Compare different perspectives to understand the evolution and implications of these transformations.
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The consumer – marketised – fragmentised - constitutionalised Hans-W. Micklitz Pisa 08-07-2014 Hans-W. Micklitz
Market, State, Society I want to link • the consumer to the market (the national and the Internal Market), • to the state (the Member States and the European Union) and • to the society (the national society and the European society) Hans-W. Micklitz
shifts • from the national to the European level, • from the national market to the European market, • from the nation state to the European Union, • from the national society to the European society • Comparison – former/later, older/newer, better/worse Hans-W. Micklitz
‘isations’ • marketisation (economy) – fragment(is)ation (state) – constitutionalisation (society) • ‘isations’ indicate a process – a ‘from’ ..’to’ • ‘isations’ imply transformations of markets, states and society • ‘isations’ establish leading consumer images • but ‘Isations’ are not bound to a chronological order Hans-W. Micklitz
What’s next? • Marketised – fragmentised – constitutionalised • Three different legal worlds with three different consumer images • Standing largely side by side and enjoying an independent existence • Can they, should they be connected and if how? Hans-W. Micklitz