Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery

Owen Parker is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics and Associate Fellow of the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI), both at the University of Sheffield, UK. He has written widely on International Relations and European politics, is co-author of the prominent textbook Politics in the European Union, and has previously worked for the European Commission. Dimitris Tsarouhas is Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations at Bilkent University, Turkey and a Scientific Council Member of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) in Brussels. A former Jean Monnet Chair in European Politics,Tsarouhas has published extensively on European politics, public policy, and Greek-Turkish relations.

Chapter 1. Causes and Consequences of Crisis in the Eurozone Periphery.- Chapter 2. Tracing Ireland's 'Liberal' Crisis and Recovery.- Chapter 3. The Spanish Economic 'Miracle' that Never was.- Chapter 4. Portugal's Economic Crisis: Overheating without Accelerating.- Chapter 5. Greece and European Monetary Union: The Road to the Demise of the Greek Economy.- Chapter 6. Narrating Crisis in Ireland's Great Recession.- Chapter 7. The Unfolding of Spain's Political Crisis: From the Squares to the Ballot Box.- Chapter 8. Portuguese Democracy under Austerity: Politics in Exceptional Times.- Chapter 9. Continuity and Change in Greek Politics in an Age of Austerity.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.