The Political Economy of De-liberalization

Anna Fill is a Post-doctoral researcher at the Chair for Comparative and European politics at the University of Bern. Her research interests include comparative public policy, welfare states and political economy in Europe. Fill holds a doctorate degree in Political Science from the University of Bern, a Master's degree from the LSE and a BA from the University of Vienna. During her PhD studies, she conducted a six months research stay at the Government department, Harvard University. Before becoming a PhD student, Fill worked in the Austrian Federal Chancellery and for a political consultancy.

1 Introduction.- 2 De-liberalization in the Age of Liberalization.- 3 The Politics of De-liberalization.- 4 Research Methods.- 5 Austria: De-liberalization as Political Demarcation.- 6 Germany: Attempts of Electoral Compensation.- 7 Switzerland: Late Welfare State Catch-up Processes and Consensus Politics.- 8 Varieties of De-liberalization.- 9 Conclusion and Future Outlooks.