The Impact of the Economic Crisis on South European Democracies: 2017

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.-- 1. Introduction -- 2. How To Analyze The Impact Of Economic Crisis On Democracies -- 3. What Innovative Destruction? Changes Of Parties And Party Systems -- 4. The New Protest Parties -- 5. New Patterns In Interests And Movements -- 6. Conclusions. Leonardo Morlino, Francesco Raniolo. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 123-134) And Index. 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.-- Provided by Publisher Front Matter....Pages i-xi Introduction....Pages 1-6 How to Analyse the Impact of the Economic Crisis on Democracies....Pages 7-24 What Innovative Destruction? Changes in Parties and Party Systems....Pages 25-47 The New Protest Parties....Pages 49-82 New Patterns in Interests and Movements....Pages 83-108 Conclusions....Pages 109-122 Back Matter....Pages 123-142