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@article{ Menga2018, title = {Bigger is better or how governments learned to stop worrying and love megaprojects}, author = {Menga, Filippo}, journal = {Studies of Transition States and Societies}, number = {1}, pages = {3-14}, volume = {10}, year = {2018}, issn = {1736-8758}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-62602-3}, abstract = {Megaprojects, with their sheer size and their physical and emotional impact, can emerge as central elements around which political elites construct an ideology. Following a comparison of the narratives surrounding the Strait of Messina Bridge in Italy and the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan, I find that similar narratives appear in arguments for mega projects across different regime types, as advocates portray large infrastructure as a panacea for varied problems and thus justify the significant investment such projects require. Politicians in both Italy and Tajikistan have embraced images of heroic progress toward a better future to frame megaprojects as inevitable signs of progress and national well-being.}, keywords = {Italien; Italy; symbolic politics; Infrastruktur; Tadschikistan; politische Elite; infrastructure; symbolische Politik; political elite; Tajikistan}}