Sotirios Zartaloudi
Biographic Data
| ID | 4377937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sotirios Zartaloudi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sotirios |
| FAMILY NAME | Zartaloudi |
| SIGNATURE | ZARTALOUDI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8644-7740 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 110 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Greece’s 2015 Eurozone Bailout “Renegotiation”: Beware of Greeks Bearing “Unpolitics”
In January 2015, Greece witnessed a political earthquake with the election of the populist anti-austerity/EU bailout coalition of the left-wing party SYRIZA and the far-right party ANEL. It is argued that during January–July 2015, the SYRIZA–ANEL coalition engaged in a protracted process of renegotiation of Greece’s bailout terms that were agreed between previous Greek governments and the so-called Troika (European Commission, European Central Ba…
Leveraging the European Refugee Crisis: Forced Displacement and Bargaining in Greece's Bailout Negotiations
How does forced migration feature in EU member states' foreign policy and how does it affect their bargaining strategies? While the literature highlights EU‐level policies aiming to manage forced migration flows, we examine how Greece sought to leverage its response to the 2015–16 European migrant crisis. We propose a theoretical framework that explains why the SYRIZA–ANEL government sought to leverage Greece's position as a refugee‐host state vi…
European elites and the narrative of the Greek crisis: A discursive institutionalist analysis
This article examines elite European discourses during the Greek financial crisis from its pre‐history in September 2008 up to the arrival of the SYRIZA government in January 2015. The article employs the conceptual literature on Discursive Institutionalism (DI) and Historical Institutionalism (HI). Having coded 1,153 unique quotes drawn from a dataset of 15,354 news wires from Reuters, the authors argue that the communicative discourse of 63 sen…
Flexicurity between Europeanization and Varieties of Capitalism? A Comparative Analysis of Employment Protection Reforms in Portugal and Greece
The article examines the adoption of Flexicurity principles in Portugal and Greece during 2006–2009. Despite the similar conditions between the two cases and common EU stimulus, the process and final outcomes in the reform of their employment protection systems differed. In Portugal, the government persevered and implemented a reform in line with Flexicurity principles. By contrast, the Greek government initially favoured Flexicurity and initiate…
Politics in Contemporary Portugal: Democracy Evolving
Since the beginning of the Eurozone crisis, Southern Europe has been in the spotlight of global attention. Issues of public policy and the functioning of their political systems have been pertinent
Europeanization Mechanisms and Process Tracing: A Template for Empirical Research
While the literature on Europeanization has exhibited considerable awareness of the methodological challenge of establishing causal relations between non‐binding EU stimuli and domestic change, less work has been done on how this challenge might be met. This article contributes to the literature's attempts to meet this challenge by: 1) reformulating four explanations of Europeanization based on four distinct causal mechanisms (instrumental learni…
Money, Empowerment and Neglect – The E uropeanization of Gender Equality Promotion in G reek and P ortuguese E mployment Policies
This article examines the impact of the E uropean E mployment S trategy ( EES ) on G reek and P ortuguese employment policies ( GEP and PEP , respectively) with regard to gender equality promotion during 1995–2009. It focuses on the three main EES goals of gender mainstreaming, reconciliation of work and family, and reducing gender pay gaps, drawing on 44 semi‐structured interviews, official documents and the academic literature. The first part d…
How party linkages shape austerity politics: Clientelism and fiscal adjustment in Greece and Portugal during the eurozone crisis
Drawing on an analysis of austerity reforms in Greece and Portugal during the sovereign debt crisis from 2009 onwards, we show how the nature of the linkages between parties and citizens shapes party strategies of fiscal retrenchment. We argue that parties which rely to a greater extent on the selective distribution of state resources to mobilize electoral support (clientelistic linkages) are more reluctant to agree to fiscal retrenchment because…
The Liminal Worker: An Ethnography of Work, Unemployment and Precariousness in Contemporary Greece
The Impact of the Fiscal Crisis on G reek and P ortuguese Welfare States: Retrenchment before the Catch‐up
This article examines the impact of the ongoing (2008–13) economic crisis on G reek and P ortuguese welfare state reforms in a comparative perspective with a particular focus on the public sector, labour markets and social protection. It is argued that the recent crisis caused ‘shock and awe’ in G reece and P ortugal resulting in an unprecedented wave of cuts, tax rises and labour market reforms. In particular, public sector remuneration and jobs…
Wielding Soft Power in a World of Neglect: The E uropeanization of G reek and P ortuguese Public Employment Services
The E uropeanization literature has extensively examined the influence of the E uropean employment strategy ( EES ) on M ember S tates' employment policies. However, two least‐likely cases – G reece and P ortugal – have been neglected in the literature. This article focuses on the activation of public employment services ( PES ), which has been one of the key elements of the EES . Based on a sample of 44 semi‐structured interviews and primary and…
A Compass or a Spear? The Partisan Usage of Europe in Portuguese Employment- friendly Reforms
This chapter examines the usages of Europe in Portuguese employment-friendly reforms. The main policy areas where employment- friendly reforms were introduced are examined: labour markets, vocational training, social inclusion and pensions. The chapter is divided into four parts: the first succinctly presents Portugal‘s position with regard to Europe; the second discusses Portuguese employment- friendly reforms and the third examines the usages o…
When Soft Law Overshadows other European Resources: Portuguese Reconciliation Policies and Usages of Europe
In the analysis of the usages of Europe in Portuguese reconciliation policies presented in this article, we found a general concordance/temporal sequence between EU and national level developments. In an overall context of limited policy change induced by the EU, the main actors using EU resources were political entrepreneurs: firstly, ministerial elites, and secondly, high-level officials either in government or in the independent bodies for gen…
Privatization Against the European Social Model: A Critique of European Policies and Proposals for Alternatives – Edited by M. Frangakis, C. Hermann, J. Huffschmid and K. Lóránt
How party linkages shape austerity politics: Clientelism and fiscal adjustment in Greece and Portugal during the eurozone crisis
Drawing on an analysis of austerity reforms in Greece and Portugal during the sovereign debt crisis from 2009 onwards, we show how the nature of the linkages between parties and citizens shapes party strategies of fiscal retrenchment. We argue that parties which rely to a greater extent on the selective distribution of state resources to mobilize electoral support (clientelistic linkages) are more reluctant to agree to fiscal retrenchment because…
Europeanization Mechanisms and Process Tracing: A Template for Empirical Research
While the literature on Europeanization has exhibited considerable awareness of the methodological challenge of establishing causal relations between non‐binding EU stimuli and domestic change, less work has been done on how this challenge might be met. This article contributes to the literature's attempts to meet this challenge by: 1) reformulating four explanations of Europeanization based on four distinct causal mechanisms (instrumental learni…
The Impact of the Fiscal Crisis on G reek and P ortuguese Welfare States: Retrenchment before the Catch‐up
This article examines the impact of the ongoing (2008–13) economic crisis on G reek and P ortuguese welfare state reforms in a comparative perspective with a particular focus on the public sector, labour markets and social protection. It is argued that the recent crisis caused ‘shock and awe’ in G reece and P ortugal resulting in an unprecedented wave of cuts, tax rises and labour market reforms. In particular, public sector remuneration and jobs…
Leveraging the European Refugee Crisis: Forced Displacement and Bargaining in Greece's Bailout Negotiations
How does forced migration feature in EU member states' foreign policy and how does it affect their bargaining strategies? While the literature highlights EU‐level policies aiming to manage forced migration flows, we examine how Greece sought to leverage its response to the 2015–16 European migrant crisis. We propose a theoretical framework that explains why the SYRIZA–ANEL government sought to leverage Greece's position as a refugee‐host state vi…
European elites and the narrative of the Greek crisis: A discursive institutionalist analysis
This article examines elite European discourses during the Greek financial crisis from its pre‐history in September 2008 up to the arrival of the SYRIZA government in January 2015. The article employs the conceptual literature on Discursive Institutionalism (DI) and Historical Institutionalism (HI). Having coded 1,153 unique quotes drawn from a dataset of 15,354 news wires from Reuters, the authors argue that the communicative discourse of 63 sen…
Wielding Soft Power in a World of Neglect: The E uropeanization of G reek and P ortuguese Public Employment Services
The E uropeanization literature has extensively examined the influence of the E uropean employment strategy ( EES ) on M ember S tates' employment policies. However, two least‐likely cases – G reece and P ortugal – have been neglected in the literature. This article focuses on the activation of public employment services ( PES ), which has been one of the key elements of the EES . Based on a sample of 44 semi‐structured interviews and primary and…
Flexicurity between Europeanization and Varieties of Capitalism? A Comparative Analysis of Employment Protection Reforms in Portugal and Greece
The article examines the adoption of Flexicurity principles in Portugal and Greece during 2006–2009. Despite the similar conditions between the two cases and common EU stimulus, the process and final outcomes in the reform of their employment protection systems differed. In Portugal, the government persevered and implemented a reform in line with Flexicurity principles. By contrast, the Greek government initially favoured Flexicurity and initiate…
When Soft Law Overshadows other European Resources: Portuguese Reconciliation Policies and Usages of Europe
In the analysis of the usages of Europe in Portuguese reconciliation policies presented in this article, we found a general concordance/temporal sequence between EU and national level developments. In an overall context of limited policy change induced by the EU, the main actors using EU resources were political entrepreneurs: firstly, ministerial elites, and secondly, high-level officials either in government or in the independent bodies for gen…
Money, Empowerment and Neglect – The E uropeanization of Gender Equality Promotion in G reek and P ortuguese E mployment Policies
This article examines the impact of the E uropean E mployment S trategy ( EES ) on G reek and P ortuguese employment policies ( GEP and PEP , respectively) with regard to gender equality promotion during 1995–2009. It focuses on the three main EES goals of gender mainstreaming, reconciliation of work and family, and reducing gender pay gaps, drawing on 44 semi‐structured interviews, official documents and the academic literature. The first part d…
Privatization Against the European Social Model: A Critique of European Policies and Proposals for Alternatives – Edited by M. Frangakis, C. Hermann, J. Huffschmid and K. Lóránt
A Compass or a Spear? The Partisan Usage of Europe in Portuguese Employment- friendly Reforms
This chapter examines the usages of Europe in Portuguese employment-friendly reforms. The main policy areas where employment- friendly reforms were introduced are examined: labour markets, vocational training, social inclusion and pensions. The chapter is divided into four parts: the first succinctly presents Portugal‘s position with regard to Europe; the second discusses Portuguese employment- friendly reforms and the third examines the usages o…
When Soft Law Overshadows other European Resources: Portuguese Reconciliation Policies and Usages of Europe
In the analysis of the usages of Europe in Portuguese reconciliation policies presented in this article, we found a general concordance/temporal sequence between EU and national level developments. In an overall context of limited policy change induced by the EU, the main actors using EU resources were political entrepreneurs: firstly, ministerial elites, and secondly, high-level officials either in government or in the independent bodies for gen…
Wielding Soft Power in a World of Neglect: The E uropeanization of G reek and P ortuguese Public Employment Services
The E uropeanization literature has extensively examined the influence of the E uropean employment strategy ( EES ) on M ember S tates' employment policies. However, two least‐likely cases – G reece and P ortugal – have been neglected in the literature. This article focuses on the activation of public employment services ( PES ), which has been one of the key elements of the EES . Based on a sample of 44 semi‐structured interviews and primary and…
The Liminal Worker: An Ethnography of Work, Unemployment and Precariousness in Contemporary Greece
The Impact of the Fiscal Crisis on G reek and P ortuguese Welfare States: Retrenchment before the Catch‐up
This article examines the impact of the ongoing (2008–13) economic crisis on G reek and P ortuguese welfare state reforms in a comparative perspective with a particular focus on the public sector, labour markets and social protection. It is argued that the recent crisis caused ‘shock and awe’ in G reece and P ortugal resulting in an unprecedented wave of cuts, tax rises and labour market reforms. In particular, public sector remuneration and jobs…
Money, Empowerment and Neglect – The E uropeanization of Gender Equality Promotion in G reek and P ortuguese E mployment Policies
This article examines the impact of the E uropean E mployment S trategy ( EES ) on G reek and P ortuguese employment policies ( GEP and PEP , respectively) with regard to gender equality promotion during 1995–2009. It focuses on the three main EES goals of gender mainstreaming, reconciliation of work and family, and reducing gender pay gaps, drawing on 44 semi‐structured interviews, official documents and the academic literature. The first part d…
How party linkages shape austerity politics: Clientelism and fiscal adjustment in Greece and Portugal during the eurozone crisis
Drawing on an analysis of austerity reforms in Greece and Portugal during the sovereign debt crisis from 2009 onwards, we show how the nature of the linkages between parties and citizens shapes party strategies of fiscal retrenchment. We argue that parties which rely to a greater extent on the selective distribution of state resources to mobilize electoral support (clientelistic linkages) are more reluctant to agree to fiscal retrenchment because…
Politics in Contemporary Portugal: Democracy Evolving
Since the beginning of the Eurozone crisis, Southern Europe has been in the spotlight of global attention. Issues of public policy and the functioning of their political systems have been pertinent
Europeanization Mechanisms and Process Tracing: A Template for Empirical Research
While the literature on Europeanization has exhibited considerable awareness of the methodological challenge of establishing causal relations between non‐binding EU stimuli and domestic change, less work has been done on how this challenge might be met. This article contributes to the literature's attempts to meet this challenge by: 1) reformulating four explanations of Europeanization based on four distinct causal mechanisms (instrumental learni…
Flexicurity between Europeanization and Varieties of Capitalism? A Comparative Analysis of Employment Protection Reforms in Portugal and Greece
The article examines the adoption of Flexicurity principles in Portugal and Greece during 2006–2009. Despite the similar conditions between the two cases and common EU stimulus, the process and final outcomes in the reform of their employment protection systems differed. In Portugal, the government persevered and implemented a reform in line with Flexicurity principles. By contrast, the Greek government initially favoured Flexicurity and initiate…
European elites and the narrative of the Greek crisis: A discursive institutionalist analysis
This article examines elite European discourses during the Greek financial crisis from its pre‐history in September 2008 up to the arrival of the SYRIZA government in January 2015. The article employs the conceptual literature on Discursive Institutionalism (DI) and Historical Institutionalism (HI). Having coded 1,153 unique quotes drawn from a dataset of 15,354 news wires from Reuters, the authors argue that the communicative discourse of 63 sen…
Leveraging the European Refugee Crisis: Forced Displacement and Bargaining in Greece's Bailout Negotiations
How does forced migration feature in EU member states' foreign policy and how does it affect their bargaining strategies? While the literature highlights EU‐level policies aiming to manage forced migration flows, we examine how Greece sought to leverage its response to the 2015–16 European migrant crisis. We propose a theoretical framework that explains why the SYRIZA–ANEL government sought to leverage Greece's position as a refugee‐host state vi…
Greece’s 2015 Eurozone Bailout “Renegotiation”: Beware of Greeks Bearing “Unpolitics”
In January 2015, Greece witnessed a political earthquake with the election of the populist anti-austerity/EU bailout coalition of the left-wing party SYRIZA and the far-right party ANEL. It is argued that during January–July 2015, the SYRIZA–ANEL coalition engaged in a protracted process of renegotiation of Greece’s bailout terms that were agreed between previous Greek governments and the so-called Troika (European Commission, European Central Ba…
Political science (14 works) · Law (11 works) · Economics (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Politics (10 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (10 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (9 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economic policy (5 works)