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Tag Archives: austerity
Jan 5 2015
‘The Future has just started’: The Greek National Elections and the end of Austerity in Europe
4 CommentsBy Marina Prentoulis After three voting rounds, the Greek coalition government has failed to secure the support of 180 MPs in order to appoint a new president. According to the constitution, the Greek parliament was dissolved on the 31st of … Continue reading
Posted by: January 5, 2015
Tagged with: Antonis Samaras, austerity, elections, SYRIZA
Nov 20 2014
Crisis Discourses in Europe: Media EU-phemisms and Alternative Narratives
3 CommentsBy Tamsin Murray-Leach It would be catastrophising to claim that euroscepticism won the European elections earlier this year – but it certainly staked a claim. Two years ago, we predicted the capturing of Europe by populist parties in our study of … Continue reading
Posted by: November 20, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, Election, EU, Euro, Euro crisis, European Elections 2014, European Public Sphere, European Union, Euroscepticism, media, populism, Public Sphere
Oct 1 2014
Why Italy Will Not Make It
17 CommentsBy Roberto Orsi Three articles by prestigious commentators (Ambrose Evans-Pritchard and Roger Bootle for The Telegraph, Wolfgang Münchau for Financial Times) have recently appeared in the financial press about the economic situation of Italy and the (in)stability of its national … Continue reading
Posted by: October 1, 2014
Tagged with: Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, austerity, Decline of Europe, default, ECB, Eurozone architecture, Eurozone crisis, Financial Times, German Constitutional Court, Implosion, Italian economy, Italian public debt, Maastricht, Mario Draghi, Neo-Keynesian policies, Neoliberalism, Reforms in Italy, Roger Bootle, The Telegraph, Wolfgang Münchau
Jun 30 2014
Punishment of mainstream national parties, not Euroscepticism, is behind Irish results
Comments Off on Punishment of mainstream national parties, not Euroscepticism, is behind Irish resultsBy Paul Nulty The outcome of the European elections in Ireland reflected those across much of Europe — losses for the traditional establishment parties, gains for populist, Eurosceptic and anti-austerity candidates. However, in addition to the resentment of austerity measures … Continue reading
Posted by: June 30, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, democratic deficit, European Elections 2014, European Parliament, Irish politics, Sinn Féin
May 30 2014
The European Elections in Germany: Satire and Concerns over the European Project
Comments Off on The European Elections in Germany: Satire and Concerns over the European ProjectBy Max Hänska The European elections in Germany didn’t produce major surprises, yet a mood of trepidation and uncertainty prevails. The Christian Democrats did better in absolute numbers than in the last election though relatively their share of the vote remained … Continue reading
Posted by: May 30, 2014
Tagged with: Angela Merkel, austerity, Election, European Elections 2014, European Union, Euroscepticism, Germany
May 28 2014
European-cum-National Elections in Greece
4 CommentsBy Vassilios Paipais Last Sunday’s European elections found the Greek electorate deeply divided, fragmented and to some extent disoriented. In general, Greek voters paid scant attention to the wider European agenda but they are hardly to blame as they were … Continue reading
Posted by: May 28, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, Blame, Euro crisis, European Elections 2014, Golden Dawn, Greece, SYRIZA
Jan 2 2014
The Systemic Nature of the EU Crisis: Reflections on a Deepening Issue
Comments Off on The Systemic Nature of the EU Crisis: Reflections on a Deepening IssueBy Mark Esposito The Eurozone has entered its fourth year of crisis and 2013 has been a challenging year for a large number of Member States, who have been falling into severe debt, requesting bailouts tied to crippling austerity measures. … Continue reading
Posted by: January 2, 2014
Tagged with: austerity, ECB, EU, Eurozone, IMF, systemic thinking, troika, unemployment
Dec 16 2013
The Euro Should Either Be Made Growth and Employment Friendly as Fast as Possible, or it Should Be Dismantled
Comments Off on The Euro Should Either Be Made Growth and Employment Friendly as Fast as Possible, or it Should Be DismantledBy Christopher Pissarides One of the most exciting things about working at the LSE is that we get to hear some of the world’s top thinkers and policy-makers. One occasion that I recall vividly is the visit of two great … Continue reading
Posted by: December 16, 2013
Tagged with: austerity, Euro, European Central Bank, Fiscal Policy Council, growth
Dec 10 2013
Democracy Nomen Nudum
5 CommentsBy Xavier Guillaume, Roberto Orsi and Vassilios Paipais The Eurozone crisis is much more than a sheer fiscal problem plaguing a number of countries in the South of the continent. It is rather a symptom of a diseased situation that … Continue reading
Posted by: December 10, 2013
Tagged with: austerity, deindustrialisation, Democracy, elites, governmentality, Monetary Policy, technocrats
Dec 4 2013
Greek Higher Education: Another Patient of Austerity in the Operating Room
2 CommentsBy Vasileios Bougioukos As the strike by the administrative staff of the Greek universities continues into its third month, Greek society is experiencing another drama that might end up having itself as the only victim. The latest stress-test for Greece … Continue reading
Posted by: December 4, 2013
Tagged with: austerity, higher education, Reforms, strikes