CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Dilday, Randolph Dearmond |
|---|---|
| Title | For Sale: Flags of Convenience and the Commodification of Sovereignty in the European Union |
| Summary | Within the European Union (E.U.) an industrial deregulatory mechanism, Flags of Convenience (F.O.C.), have been tolerated, perpetuated, and legitimized. F.O.C. are oft hypothesized as a fundamental and negative force in regulatory competition. A neoliberal instrument, they capitalize primarily on the E.U.’s institutionally enshrined freedoms of movement — for goods, capital, and labor — and freedom of establishment, legitimacy and market access. Further F.O.C. are generally criticized for poor safety records, and minimal responsibility and compliance toward international conventions on security, labor, environmental, and safety requirements. While conceived a bête noire, in the E.U. F.O.C. represent a dynamic instrument which has induced a convergence in member States’ ship registers. Member States have successfully commodified a coupled sovereignty — E.U. and nation-state — through F.O.C., in a profitable pursuit. In this thesis I will explore how F.O.C. have been tolerated, perpetuated, and legitimized by the E.U., and how this commodification of sovereignty operates within the E.U.’s policy framework. The ascent of F.O.C. as a principal instrument in maritime industries has catalyzed a curious convergence worthy of further study. |
| Supervisor | Scepanovic, Vera |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/dilday_randolph.pdf |
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