The Politics of Extreme Austerity: Greece in the Eurozone Crisis

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: Dissecting the Greek Debt Crisis....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The Contradictions and Battlegrounds of Crisis Management....Pages 15-33
European Discourses on Managing the Greek Crisis: Denial, Distancing and the Politics of Blame....Pages 34-45
‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’: Stereotypes, Prejudices and Emotions on Greek Media Representation of the EU Financial Crisis....Pages 46-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
An Evaluation of the Austerity Strategy in the Eurozone: Was the First Greek Bailout Programme Bound to Fail?....Pages 71-90
‘Off-the-Shelf Reforms’ and Their Blind Spots: Pensions in Post-Memorandum Greece....Pages 91-105
A ‘Fairweather Welfare State’? Formal and Informal Social Protection and the Greek Crisis....Pages 106-120
Front Matter....Pages 121-121
Protest Participation, Electoral Choices and Public Attitudes towards Austerity in Greece....Pages 123-141
Anger Management and the Politics of Crime in the Greek Crisis....Pages 142-159
Reorganising Everyday Greek Social Reality: Subjective Experiences of the Greek Crisis....Pages 160-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
Structure, Agents and Discourse in Managing Economic Crises: Comparing Greece and Turkey....Pages 179-197
The Politics of Fiscal Efforts in Ireland and Spain: Market Credibility vs. Political Legitimacy....Pages 198-221
Credibility Dilemmas During Economic Crises: Greece in the Argentine Mirror....Pages 222-239
Reflections on the Greek and Eurozone Crisis: A View from the Inside....Pages 240-258
Austerity Politics and Crisis Governance: Lessons from Greece....Pages 259-271
Back Matter....Pages 272-323