Kai Guthmann
Biographic Data
| ID | 995268 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kai Guthmann |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kai |
| FAMILY NAME | Guthmann |
| SIGNATURE | GUTHMANN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bern |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5854-4233 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 278 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Choosing the path of austerity: How Parties and Policy Coalitions Influence Welfare State Retrenchment in Periods of Fiscal Consolidation
What are the conditions under which some austerity programmes rely on substantial cuts to social spending? More specifically, do the partisan complexion and the type of government condition the extent to which austerity policies imply welfare state retrenchment? This article demonstrates that large budget consolidations tend to be associated with welfare state retrenchment. The findings support a partisan and a politico-institutionalist argument:…
How the Euro divides the union: The effect of economic adjustment on support for democracy in Europe
As often pointed out in the literature on the European debt crisis, the policy programme of austerity and internal devaluation imposed on countries in the Eurozone's periphery exhibits a lack of democratic legitimacy. This article analyses the consequences these developments have for democratic support at both the European and national levels. We show that through the policies of economic adjustment, a majority of citizens in crisis countries has…
Democracy in crisis? The declining support for national democracy in E uropean countries, 2007–2011
The Great Recession that started in 2007/2008 has been the worst economic downturn since the crisis of the 1930s in E urope. It led to a major sovereign debt crisis, which is arguably the biggest challenge for the E uropean Union ( EU ) and its common currency. Not since the 1950s have advanced democracies experienced such a dramatic external imposition of austerity and structural reform policies through inter‐ or supranational organisations such…
Democracy in crisis? The declining support for national democracy in E uropean countries, 2007–2011
The Great Recession that started in 2007/2008 has been the worst economic downturn since the crisis of the 1930s in E urope. It led to a major sovereign debt crisis, which is arguably the biggest challenge for the E uropean Union ( EU ) and its common currency. Not since the 1950s have advanced democracies experienced such a dramatic external imposition of austerity and structural reform policies through inter‐ or supranational organisations such…
Choosing the path of austerity: How Parties and Policy Coalitions Influence Welfare State Retrenchment in Periods of Fiscal Consolidation
What are the conditions under which some austerity programmes rely on substantial cuts to social spending? More specifically, do the partisan complexion and the type of government condition the extent to which austerity policies imply welfare state retrenchment? This article demonstrates that large budget consolidations tend to be associated with welfare state retrenchment. The findings support a partisan and a politico-institutionalist argument:…
How the Euro divides the union: The effect of economic adjustment on support for democracy in Europe
As often pointed out in the literature on the European debt crisis, the policy programme of austerity and internal devaluation imposed on countries in the Eurozone's periphery exhibits a lack of democratic legitimacy. This article analyses the consequences these developments have for democratic support at both the European and national levels. We show that through the policies of economic adjustment, a majority of citizens in crisis countries has…
Democracy in crisis? The declining support for national democracy in E uropean countries, 2007–2011
The Great Recession that started in 2007/2008 has been the worst economic downturn since the crisis of the 1930s in E urope. It led to a major sovereign debt crisis, which is arguably the biggest challenge for the E uropean Union ( EU ) and its common currency. Not since the 1950s have advanced democracies experienced such a dramatic external imposition of austerity and structural reform policies through inter‐ or supranational organisations such…
How the Euro divides the union: The effect of economic adjustment on support for democracy in Europe
As often pointed out in the literature on the European debt crisis, the policy programme of austerity and internal devaluation imposed on countries in the Eurozone's periphery exhibits a lack of democratic legitimacy. This article analyses the consequences these developments have for democratic support at both the European and national levels. We show that through the policies of economic adjustment, a majority of citizens in crisis countries has…
Choosing the path of austerity: How Parties and Policy Coalitions Influence Welfare State Retrenchment in Periods of Fiscal Consolidation
What are the conditions under which some austerity programmes rely on substantial cuts to social spending? More specifically, do the partisan complexion and the type of government condition the extent to which austerity policies imply welfare state retrenchment? This article demonstrates that large budget consolidations tend to be associated with welfare state retrenchment. The findings support a partisan and a politico-institutionalist argument:…
Economic policy (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (3 works) · Austerity (2 works) · Democracy (2 works) · European union (2 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (2 works) · Fiscal Policies and Political Economy (2 works)