Germany’s Industrial strategy 2030, EU competition policy and the Crisis of New Constitutionalism. (Geo-)political economy of a contested paradigm shift

In early 2019, the German Ministry of Economic Affairs revealed its National Industrial Strategy 2030. Even though attenuated due to fierce domestic opposition, it marks a shift towards more selective, interventionist industrial policy. particular, this has instigated far-reaching upheavals in EU competition policy under Franco-German pressure. This article probes into determinants Germany, country (in-)famous for allegedly ordoliberal stance, especially with regard and economic integration. Drawing on regulation critical state theory, neo-Gramscian IPE as well historical materialist analysis, based trade investment data, document analysis expert interviews, reconstructs crisis tendencies constellation interests actors which have underpinned Germany. The argues that – face growing geopolitical rivalries technological decoupling NIS 2030 indicates strategic re-orientation relevant parts power bloc actively promoting ‘technological sovereignty’ ‘European champions’, thereby also calling question an important facet EU’s neoliberal new-constitutionalist architecture. However, is deeply contested, revealing divisions within capital along diverging competitive positions patterns internationalisation.