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Przegląd Europejski – European Studies Quarterly

Re-shoring and friend-shoring in the EU: a constitutional political economy perspective

2026, 2026, No. 1

Benedykt Olszewski

0000-0003-2135-0598

Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie

DOI

10.31338/1641-2478pe.1.26.3

Publication date

28.04.2026

Submission date

13.11.2025

Publishing model

open access

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CC BY 4.0 Int.

Field

Social sciences

Discipline

international relations, economics and finance, communication and media studies, political science and public administration, management and quality studies, law, sociology

Language of publication

English

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Abstract

The article examines the EU’s recent shift toward re-shoring and friend-shoring through the lens of constitutional political economy and public choice theory. These strategies are linked to global disruptions such as COVID-19, the energy crisis, and U.S.–China rivalry. By analysing initiatives like the European Chips Act, Critical Raw Materials Act, and Net-Zero Industry Act, it is argued they signal constitutional change by loosening limits on state intervention. The study highlights risks of rent-seeking, market fragmentation, and new dependencies. It is assumed that without transparent, rule-based frameworks, such policies may erode EU integration and further deepen inequalities.

Keywords:

re-shoring,friend-shoring,European Union,industrial policy,constitutional political economy,public choice theory

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