Five years into capitalism's deepest crisis, which has led to cuts and economic pain across the world, Against Austerity addresses a puzzling aspect of the current conjuncture: why are the rich still getting away with it? Why is protest so ephemeral? Why does the left appear to …
End this depression now!
"This innovative Handbook presents the core concepts associated with austerity, retrenchment and populism and explores how they can be used to analyse developments in different welfare states and in specific social policies. Leading experts highlight how these concepts have infl…
"Are we living in an age of permanent austerity? In this insightful book, Bent Greve provides a comprehensive empirical analysis of welfare states since 2000, exploring the ways in which austerity can be measured and quantified and how far retrenchment has impinged on European w…
This book takes as its point of departure the observation that much of the critical discussion of the European political economy and the Eurozone crisis has focused upon an impending sense that solidaristic achievements built up during the first thirty years of the post-war peri…
Europe in revolt
Pt. 1. Theorising on gender, austerity and policy alternatives -- pt. 2. Case studies on the impact of austerity policies on women and men -- pt. 3. Alternative policies, the role of social infrastructure and the care economy.
Movement parties in times of (anti)austerity : an introduction -- The genesis of movement parties in the neoliberal critical juncture -- Organizational repertoires of movement parties -- Framing movement parties -- Comparing movement parties' success and failures -- Movement par…
The ascendance of austerity policies and the wave of protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) in Italy, alongside the quest f…
The ascendance of austerity policies and the wave of protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) in Italy, alongside the quest f…
The ascendance of austerity policies and the wave of protests they have generated have had a deep impact on the shape of contemporary politics. The stunning electoral successes of Syriza in Greece, Podemos in Spain and the Movimento 5 Stelle (M5S) in Italy, alongside the quest f…