“Vote with your feet”: Neoliberalism,the democratic nation-state,and utopian enclave libertarianism |
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Institution: | 1. Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Mexico;2. University of Pittsburgh, USA;3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA;4. University of Florida, USA;1. Centro de Estudos Sociais, Universidade de Coimbra, Colégio de S. Jerónimo, Largo D. Dinis, Apartado 3087, 3000-995 Coimbra, Portugal;2. Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain;3. Departament de Geografia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain |
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Abstract: | This paper examines a series of emerging utopian discourses that call for the creation of autonomous libertarian enclaves on land ceded by or claimed against existing states. These discourses have emerged in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis and can be seen as a response to the crisis on the part of free-market advocates who critique previous waves of neoliberal reform for failing to radically transform the existing structures of the state. Enclave libertarianism seeks to overcome neoliberal capitalism's contradictory relationship to the liberal democratic state by rethinking the state as a “private government service provider” and rethinking citizens as mobile consumers of government services. Citizens are thus called to “vote with their feet” by opting-in to the jurisdiction that best fits their needs and beliefs. The paper argues that these utopian imaginaries are key to understanding specific new manifestations of post-crisis neoliberalism, and calls for more research into the diversity of discourses and imaginaries that circulate through networks of neoliberal actors beyond specific policy initiatives. |
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Keywords: | Neoliberalism Democracy Nation-state Sovereignty Libertarianism Territory |
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