Constraining democratic governance in Southern Europe : from 'superficial' to 'coercive' europeanization
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Constraining democratic governance in Southern Europe : from 'superficial' to 'coercive' europeanization
（New horizons in European politics）
Edward Elgar, c2021
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-249) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this thought-provoking book, Jose 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.
Offering a comprehensive comparative overview of southern European politics over the past two decades, the book analyses the impact of the EU's political economy on democracy in the region, in particular the consequences of the Eurocrisis and the economic instability of the 2010s. It argues that these countries have failed to proactively initiate necessary strategic reforms in order to prevent economic and democratic stagnation, and have especially struggled to cope with the changing realities of Europeanization and the demands of Economic and Monetary Union.
Students and scholars of European politics will find this book useful and insightful, in particular those interested in southern Europe's political economy and Europeanization. It will also be beneficial for policy makers working in southern European governments and organizations.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface 1. The 'superficial' Europeanization of southern Europe: the persistence of peripheral governance 2. Southern European trajectories of European integration: from benevolent vincolo esterno to 'coercive' Europeanization 3. The semi-peripheral weak state and economy 4. The Europeanization of democratic institutions in southern Europe 5. The Euro crisis and changing party systems in southern Europe 6. The role of socio-economic interest groups in the crisis of southern European capitalism 7. Subnational governance and European cohesion policy: missed opportunities 8. The Euro and sovereign debt crisis and its impact on southern Europe 9. The consequences of the economic crisis: welfare state,
civil society, and government 10. Conclusions: Constraining democracy in southern Europe References Index
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