The Politics Of Southern Europe

Author : José Magone
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313051678

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The Politics of Southern Europe by José Magone Pdf

European integration has had a profound impact on the politics of Southern Europe, a region that was initially at the margin of the decision-making processes of the European Union, but is gradually becoming more and more influential. This volume offers a comparative overview of modern politics in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece, focusing in particular on the process of integration of these countries into the European Union and on the impact of European public policy. The author analyzes the development of Southern European political systems, from the establishment of democratic governments to the most recent political events, looking at each individual system and finding patterns, similarities of development, as well as differences between them. Among the topics examined are the building of institutions, the parties and party systems, foreign policies, the political culture of each country, and the recent efforts towards the creation of a space of security and peace in the Mediterranean.

Author : José M. Magone
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781788111348

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Constraining Democratic Governance in Southern Europe by José M. Magone Pdf

In this thought-provoking book, José M. Magone investigates the growing political, economic and social divisions between the core countries of the European Union and the southern European periphery. He examines the major hindrances that are preventing the four main southern European countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece) from keeping up with the increasing pace of European integration, and the effects that this is having on democratic governance.

Author : Giulio Sapelli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317897941

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Southern Europe by Giulio Sapelli Pdf

Until relatively recently most of southern Europe was governed by authoritarian dictatorships, but within the space of two decades more or less stable democracies have become established throughout the entire region. At the same time, backward peasant economies have been transformed by the injection of huge amounts of capital and new technology, into modern economies which are now approaching the size of the more established economies of Northern Europe. Southern Europe is a major contribution to our understanding of European politics. The product of original research and synthesis on exceptionally wide literature, it provides authoritative and systematic coverage of the politics, economics and society of this important region of Europe from 1945, up to the 1994 election of Silvio Berlusconi's far right alliance in Italy.

Author : Allan M. Williams
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Europe
ISBN : UCAL:B4391125

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Southern Europe Transformed by Allan M. Williams Pdf

Author : James Kurth,James F. Petras
Publisher : Berg Publishers
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032592357

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Mediterranean Paradoxes by James Kurth,James F. Petras Pdf

Presenting a comparative analysis of the political development of Southern Europe, this book is divided into two sections. It provides a historical overview of the politics and social structure of Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece, focusing on the relationships between economic transformation, social conflict and political change since the 1970s.

Author : Richard Gunther,P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Hans-Jürgen Puhle
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1995-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801849829

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The Politics of Democratic Consolidation by Richard Gunther,P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Hans-Jürgen Puhle Pdf

With democracy on the rise worldwide, questions about "transition" are rapidly being replaced by questions about "consolidation." How can leaders provide for a stable democracy once a nation has made its initial commitment to the rule of law and to popularly edledted government? In The Politics of Democratic Consolidation, a distinguished group of internationally recognized scholars focus on four nations of Southern Europe—Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Greece—which have successfully consolidated their democratic regimes. Contributors: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, Hans-Jürgen Puhle, Edward Malefakis, Juan J. Linz, Alfred Stepan, Felipe Agüero, Geoffrey Pridham, Sidney Tarrow, Leonardo Morlino, José R. Montero, Gianfranco Pasquino, and Philippe C. Schmitter.

Author : K. Eder,M. Kousis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789401008969

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Environmental Politics in Southern Europe by K. Eder,M. Kousis Pdf

`Europe is sometimes credited with a `polis,' but not a `demos'. Political integration and economic globalisation cannot diminish local identity and social memories. This fascinating collection of national case studies shows why there will always be a local `demos' located in ecology, economy, and society. But there will never be a transnational `demos', precisely because locality is the basis for meaningful sustainability. Long may it triumph.' Tim O'Riordan, CSERGE, University of East Anglia 'The book offers a refreshing perspective on the diversity of Europe and at the same time, on the interdependence of the policies, economies, and societies of European countries. Going beyond the dichotomies of `good and bad' and `leaders and laggards' in environmental matters, the authors contribute to a different understanding of the North-South divide in the process of European integration.' Angela Liberatore, European Commission, Directorate General for Research `This is a self-consciously revisionist volume, whose findings are theoretically significant, policy-relevant, and timely. Its insistence on `bringing society back in,' its debunking of the notion of a `Mediterranean syndrome,' its emphasis on developmental `leapfrogging' capacity of late-comers to emerge as leaders in contexts of late modernity, and its systematic attempt to reconceptualize the politics of Europeanization should be carefully listed to students and policy-makers concerned with collective action, Southern Europe, European integration, and environmental politics.' P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, University of Athens

Author : P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Richard Gunther
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001-06-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0801865174

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Parties, Politics, and Democracy in the New Southern Europe by P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Richard Gunther Pdf

In the acclaimed Politics of Democratic Consolidation, Nikiforos Diamandouros, Richard Gunther, and their co-authors showed how democratization unfolded in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, culminating in consolidated democratic regimes. This volume continues that analysis, posing the basic question: What kind of democratic politics emerged in those countries? It presents systematic analyses of the basic institutions of government and of the dynamics of electoral competition in the four countries (set in comparative context alongside several other democracies), as well as detailed studies of the evolution of the major parties, their electorates, their ideologies, and their performances in government over the past twenty years. The authors reach two major conclusions. First, the new democracies' salient features are moderation, centripetalism, and the democratization of erstwhile antisystem parties on the Right and Left. Second, no single "Southern European model" has emerged; the systems differ from one another about as much as do the other established democracies of Europe. Contributors: P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, University of Athens • Richard Gunther, Ohio State University • Thomas C. Bruneau, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey • Arend Lijphart, University of California at San Diego • Leonardo Morlino, University of Florence • Risa A. Brooks, Stanford University • José R. Montero, Autonomous University of Madrid • Giacomo Sani, University of Pavia • Paolo Segatti, University of Trieste • Gianfranco Pasquino, University of Bologna • Takis S. Pappas, College Year, Athens • Hans-Jrgen Puhle, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main • Anna Bosco, University of Trieste

Author : Richard Gunther,P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2006-11-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191513961

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Democracy and the State in the New Southern Europe by Richard Gunther,P. Nikiforos Diamandouros,Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos Pdf

This volume analyses the evolution of selected public policies and the changing roles and structure of the state in Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain since the 1960s. It makes a major contribution to work on recent democratic regime transition in southern Europe, demonstrating how the state has responded and adapted to the challenges and pressures associated with the overarching processes of democratization, socio-economic development, and Europeanization.

Author : Martin Baumeister,Roberto Sala
Publisher : Campus Verlag
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783593432571

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Southern Europe? by Martin Baumeister,Roberto Sala Pdf

Gegenwärtig erlebt der Süden Europas in der öffentlichen Debatte eine neue Konjunktur. Mit Vorliebe wird dabei ein europäischer Nord-Süd-Gegensatz heraufbeschworen, ohne jedoch auf seine lange Geschichte zu blicken. Wirtschaftlich und politisch unterentwickelt, unterschieden sich Italien, Spanien, Portugal und Griechenland nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg von den sogenannten westeuropäischen Gesellschaften. Zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts schien diese Ungleichheit überwunden. Nun droht die Schuldenkrise den Kontinent erneut zu spalten. Die Beiträge hinterfragen gängige Annahmen und Bilder von "Südeuropa " und ergründen, inwiefern der "Süden" einen homogenen Raum mit strukturellen Gemeinsamkeiten darstellt.

Author : Leonardo Morlino,Cecilia Emma Sottilotta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030244712

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The Politics of the Eurozone Crisis in Southern Europe by Leonardo Morlino,Cecilia Emma Sottilotta Pdf

This book provides an in-depth account of the politics of the Eurozone crisis in Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus and Malta, mapping the positions expressed by the governments of Southern EU countries during the Eurozone crisis negotiations, including Greece’s bailout deal, the so-called “Six Pack” and the “Fiscal Compact” and exploring the process of domestic preference formation. The book relies on original data resulting from fieldwork conducted in the context of the EU Commission- funded Horizon 2020 project “The Choice for Europe since Maastricht”.

Author : Leonardo Morlino
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1998-07-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780191521201

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Democracy Between Consolidation and Crisis by Leonardo Morlino Pdf

The second half of the twentieth century has witnessed several waves of democratization in Europe, the Americas, and in other regions of the world, such as South East Asia. Although for the most part these democratic regimes are no longer haunted by the prospect of a return to authoritarianism, severe economic and social problems have posed serious challenges, creating a situation where change is often achieved through alternating periods of consolidation and crisis. Drawing on a systematic, empirical analysis of four key Southern European countries, Portugal, Spain, Greece, and Italy, Morlino identifies several key aspects of democratic consolidation: consensus and legitimation, party system and party organization, and the ways in which organized and non-organized interests are related to parties and the institutions of state. The resulting models of consolidation are analysed and the mechanisms and patterns of their unfolding crises identified, taking care to disentangle the pragmatic reactions against the regime, often related to corruption, from more ideological ones grounded in differences in values. Finally, the author addresses the question of the `quality' of democracy, examining how this is related to the outcome of processes of consolidation and crisis. This insightful study offers the first extensive, comparative analysis of consolidation and crisis in these countries, and features a wealth of up-to-date information on party organizations, interest associations, the media, and public opinion. Although clearly focusing on Southern Europe, the author's findings are extremely relevant for understanding the politics of several other regions, including Eastern Europe, Latin America, and South East Asia.

Author : Giovanni Arrighi
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1985-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015010206335

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Semiperipheral Development by Giovanni Arrighi Pdf

Semiperipheral Development is the first book to place the history of Southern Europe in comparative and world-historical context by seeking to chart and explain common political-economic developments in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Turkey. Arrighi focuses on the convergence of these countries' experiences in the context of the current world-system: `Just as the convergence of the five countries towards authoritarian regimes and neo-mercantilist policies came to a head in the course of the world political-economic crisis of the 1930's, so their convergence towards parliamentary regimes and neo-liberal policies has come to a head during the world political-economic crisis of the 1970's'.

Author : Allan M. Williams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1984-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0785523804

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Southern Europe Transformed by Allan M. Williams Pdf

Author : André Freire,Mélany Barragán,Xavier Coller,Marco Lisi,Emmanouil Tsatsanis
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780429682599

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Political Representation in Southern Europe and Latin America by André Freire,Mélany Barragán,Xavier Coller,Marco Lisi,Emmanouil Tsatsanis Pdf

This collective volume - with contributions from experts on these regions - examines broader questions about the current crises (The Great Recession and The Commodity Crisis) and the associated changes in political representation in both regions. It provides a general overview of political representation studies in Southern Europe and Latin America and builds bridges between the two traditions of political representation studies, affording greater understanding of developments in each region and promote future research collaboration between Southern Europe and Latin America. Finally, the book addresses questions of continuity and change in patterns of political representation after the onset of the two economic crises, specifically examining issues such as changes in citizens’ democratic support and trust in political representatives and institutions, in-descriptive representation (in the sociodemographic profile of MPs) and in-substantive representation (in the link between voters and MPs in terms of ideological congruence and/or policy/issue orientations). This book will be of key interest to scholars and students of political elites, political representation, European and Latin American politics/studies, and more broadly to comparative politics.