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Index
Cover
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
EU: Beyond the Crisis – Foreword
Shifting the Focus Away from the Crisis
A Thorny Path to Sustainable Integrationism
Armchair Quarterback or Most Valuable Player? The Italian Parliament: Debating Economic Planning with a Crisis in the Offing (2006–2014)
Introduction
Studying the Impact of the European Economic Governance of National Parliaments
Planning Documents in Italy: A Rough Journey to Europe?
Parties Debating Planning Documents: Working Hypotheses
Methods: A Brief Introduction to 'Claims-Making Analysis'
Findings: Insights into European Issue-Salience and Implementation over Time
Conclusive Remarks: European Awareness but lack of clear Political Horizon?
References
Between the Hammer and the Anvil: The Impact of the Financial Crisis on the Greek Parliament
Introduction
The Context: The Deficiencies of the Hellenic Parliament
Research Question and Data
Public Pressure on the Parliament
Government Pressure on the Parliament
Conclusion
References
Acknowledgments
Spatial Inequalities and the Rise of the Far-right Wing Euroscepticism in Southern Europe: the cases of Greece and France
Introduction
History of the Far-Right Wing in post-1974 Greece
History of the Front National
Spatial Inequalities in Greece
Spatial Inequalities in France
Migration and Naturalized Space in Greece
Migration and Naturalized Space in France
Conclusions
References
The Emergence of the ECB as a Political Actor
Introduction
The Political Influence of Central Banks
The New Instruments of the ECB
The ECB as Part of the Troika
Bond Purchasing Programmes
The Presence of the ECB in Crisis Countries
Greece: Exploring the Path
Spain: Continuing the Routine
Conclusions
References
The Principle of Subsidiarity after Lisbon: Towards a Sustainable System of EU Multi-Level Governance?
Introduction
Multi-level Governance and European Regions in the Literature
EU Treaties: Multi-level Governance through the Ages
Regional Governments as Multi-level Players
Regional Parliaments Struggling to Keep up
Outlook: The Return of Executive Dominance in Times of Crisis?
References
The Challenges of the European Social Model—Economic & Political Cohesion in Post-Economic Crisis Eurozone
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Determinants of Economic and Social Structural Transformation in the Eurozone
Imperfect Monetary Union and the Imbalances of the European Labour Markets; The Case of Germany and Greece
The Implications of the Different Structures in the Eurozone Member States
The Weaknesses of the Eurozone Institutions
The Recovery of Eurozone Competitiveness and the Policy of Internal Devaluation
Trends and Inclinations at the Formation of the European Social Model
Challenges and Perspectives for the European Social Model
Concluding Remarks
References
(Dis)orienting the Greek Crisis
Introduction
The Greek Crisis: Common Arguments and their Discontents.
Reckless Borrowing?
A "Hypertrophic State"?
A Culture of Tax Evasion / Avoidance?
A Rigid, Closed and Unproductive Economy?
Lack of Political Will?
Elucidating the Greek 'Other'
Greece as a Criminal
Greeks as (Spoilt) Children
Greece as a patient
The Underlying Discourse
The Elusive Modernization
Challenging 'Greek Exceptionalism'
Conclusion
References
Conflict of Identity or Conflict of Interest: The two Facets of the EU North-South Divide
Introduction
Theoretical Framework
Theoretical Aid #1: Realistic Conflict Theory
Theoretical Aid #2: Social Identity Theory and Self-categorisation Theory
Data and Data Analysis
Realistic Conflict Theory Approach
Economics
Income Data
Employment / Unemployment
Social Identity Theory Approach
Perceived Prosperity Data
Social Identity Theory, Positive Distinctiveness and the North-South Divide
Conclusions
Realistic Conflict and Social Identity; EU lessons
Ideological Divide?
Towards a Sustainable European Reality; the Need for Prosperity and Identity
References
EU's Discourse 'Invisibility' on Social Europe and the European Social Model. Exploring New Legitimacy and Validity from a New Public Discourse Perspective in the Post-Economic Crisis Period
Introduction
Mapping the Impact of the Crisis on Political and Social Europe: 'Fragmented' Concepts or 'Invisible' Discourse?
Methodological Framework: Discourse Analysis and Post-Structuralist Theory
Exploring the Polysemous Nature of Social Europe and the ESM
Social Europe as an 'Empty Signifier'
Tracing 'Social Europe' in the European History and the Official EU Documents
The Social Discourse of Early Europe; from 'Social Practice' to the Emergence of a 'Myth'
The Lisbon Strategy: New Logics and Promises
Economic and political rationale of the Lisbon Strategy
The Lisbon Strategy Discourse as a 'Social Imaginary'; from Hegemonic Practice to Hegemonic Formation
EU's 'Social Imaginary' within the Crisis Discourse
EU's 'Social Imaginary' as a Political Project in the post-Crisis Discourse; New Legitimacy from New Public Discourse
Conclusion
References
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