Overview
Contributes to the growing comparative literature on fiscal crisis, populism and party system change
Uniquely focuses on the effects of the financial crisis on Southern European democracies and party systems
Addresses the timely topic of rise of populism and new protest parties in South Europe
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
Keywords
- impact of economic crises
- protest parties
- neo-populist parties
- Portugese politics
- Spanish politics
- Italian politics
- Greek politics
- 2008 economic crash
- global recession
- empirical analysis of economic crash
- Syriza
- Podemos
- 5 Stars Movement
- Party of the Land
- European electoral bases
- decline of party government
- quality of democracy
- issues with democracy in Europe
- economic impact on democracies
- democracy
About this book
This book questions whether and to what extent a conjunctural phenomenon such as an economic crisis can bring about lasting political consequences. It focuses on the parties and party systems of four South European countries (Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece) between 2008-15. The authors also consider how elections, protests, and interests are affected by the crisis in these four democracies, before assessing how to define the impact of the economic crisis on political participation and competition. In this vein the book analyzes relevant aspects of party systems, the notion of neo-populism as a key to understanding new actors of South European policy, and interest intermediation as a factor of weakness in managing the crisis. Finally, the authors summarize the empirical results emerging from the research: the partial reshaping of cleavages as well as the relevance of the establishment vs. anti-establishment cleavage for the emergence and success of neo-populist parties. The book will be of use to students and scholars interested in South European politics, comparative politics, and democracies.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Leonardo Morlino is Professor of Political Science and Director of the International Research Center on Democracies and Democratizations at LUISS Guido Carli, Italy. He was President of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) (2009-12). He is the author of more than 30 books and over 200 journal articles and book chapters.
Francesco Raniolo is Professor of Political Science and Comparative politics at the University of Calabria, Italy, where he is also Director of the Department of Political and Social Sciences. His main research interests include the political parties, political participation and the quality of democracy, and he has published extensively on these topics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Impact of the Economic Crisis on South European Democracies
Authors: Leonardo Morlino, Francesco Raniolo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52371-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52370-5Published: 10 April 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84888-4Published: 21 July 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52371-2Published: 30 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 142
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations
Topics: European Politics, Comparative Politics, International Political Economy, Democracy