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This collective volume - with contributions from experts on these regions - examines broader questions about the current crises (The Great Recession and The Commodity Crisis) and the associated changes in political representation in both regions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction: The impact of the Great Recession and the Commodity Crisis upon Political Representation in Southern Europe and Latin America Part I: Southern Europe 1. Southern Europe and the Eurozone Crisis: Political Representation, Party System Characteristics and the Impact of Austerity 2. The Study of Political Representation in Greece: Towards new patterns following the economic crisis? 3. Modes of Representation and Parliamentary Roles in Italy 4. Political Representation Studies in Portugal, before and after the ‘Great Recession’ Legitimation and the Ideological Linkages between Voters and their Representatives 5. It is Not the Economy: How Spanish Established Political Elites Understand the (Political) Crisis and Its Effects 6. The Social Profile of the New Political Elites in Spain 7. Methodological Challenges in the Study of Political Elites: Some reflections from Southern Europe Part II: Latin America 8. Latin American Politics Before and Beyond the Commodity Crisis: Representation, Institutional Design, and Political Cycles 9. Venezuela: Changes and continuities in post-Chavez era 10. Political Representation Studies in Ecuador: Links between Elites and Voters 11. Political Representation in Chile: Electoral Institutions, Elites and Voters 12. Parliamentary Latin American Elites: A Methodological Approach. Conclusions
Über den Autor / die Autorin
André Freire is Full Professor at the ISCTE-IUL, University Institute of Lisbon, and CIES-IUL, Portugal.
Mélany Barragán is Researcher at the University of Salamanca, Spain.
Xavier Coller is Full Professor at Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain.
Marco Lisi is Assistant Professor at the Nova University Lisbon, FCSH-UNL, and IPRI-UNL, Portugal.
Emmanouil Tsatsanis is Senior Researcher at CIES-IUL, and Invited Assistant Professor at the ISCTE-IUL, University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal.
Zusammenfassung
This collective volume - with contributions from experts on these regions - examines broader questions about the current crises (The Great Recession and The Commodity Crisis) and the associated changes in political representation in both regions.
