The Politics of Austerity and Public Policy Reform in the EU
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6347015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stella Ladi (0000-0002-3021-3352, Queen Mary University of London), Dimitris Tsarouhas (0000-0002-3370-3867, Bilkent University) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 171-180 |
| Publication date | 2014-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-9299 • E-ISSN: 1478-9302 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1478-9302.12048 |
| OpenAlex | W1869429832 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 13 |
The European Union (EU) is at a critical juncture that will either trigger further integration or reinforce a mode of intergovernmental cooperation. The spread of market pressure to a growing number of states demonstrates that the crisis needs to be dealt with at the European and not just the national level. Up to now the ‘politics of extreme austerity’ has been the mainstream recipe promoted to and adopted by member states. The measures are tougher in those countries where there has been external financial assistance (i.e. Greece, Portugal and Ireland) but the rest of Europe is following suit (e.g. Italy and the UK). This introduction outlines the key directions of EU reforms to put into context the more specific cases discussed elsewhere in this symposium. The strengths and weaknesses of the theoretical frameworks employed in the articles are discussed to demonstrate the lessons that the crisis offers for our well-established public policy models and to highlight avenues for further research. Two main arguments are advanced: first, the crisis calls for an interdisciplinary approach to comprehend its full extent and deal with it efficiently; and second, the current political trajectory of the EU calls for urgent changes to strengthen its cohesion and long-term viability
Austerity · Cohesion (chemistry · Context (archaeology · Economic policy · Economics · European union · Financial crisis · Mainstream · Political economy · Political science · Politics · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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The European Social Model after the crisis
The mass politics of public debt, immigration, and austerity
EU economic governance and Covid-19
The European Union and the ‘Social Deficit
Limits of Europeanisation at the municipal level
European Citizenship Rights and European Fiscal Politics After the Crisis
Austerity politics and administrative reform
Political Discourse and Path Shaping in Public Policy
Existential crisis, incremental response
Multiple Crises and Policy Dismantling in Spain
Poverty and Inequality during the Great Recession in Greece
The Informal Welfare State and the Family
Europeanisation in Times of Crisis
Corporatism
Social Networks and Economic Sociology
Approximations to the Truth
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2025 (12) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |