https://toarcheio.org To Archeio project site Mon, 20 Apr 2020 14:29:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.1 https://toarcheio.org/items/the-impact-of-the-economic-crisis-on-the-ideological-space-in-portugal-and-greece-a-comparison-of-elites-and-voters/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:30 +0000 http://arc.local/items/the-impact-of-the-economic-crisis-on-the-ideological-space-in-portugal-and-greece-a-comparison-of-elites-and-voters/ Continued]]> This work addresses the dimensions and content of ideological space in Portugal and Greece after the onset of the sovereign debt crisis and the imposition of austerity policies in the two countries. By examining both elite interviews and public opinion data, the article principally attempts to determine whether the economic crisis has created a new division in ideological space by cross-cutting or completely replacing older ones. In addition, we attempt to gauge the position of crisis-related issues relative to issue divides on European integration and globalisation which, up to now, have been dormant in Southern European countries.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/political-representation-in-bailed-out-southern-europe-greece-and-portugal-compared/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:25 +0000 http://arc.local/items/political-representation-in-bailed-out-southern-europe-greece-and-portugal-compared/ Continued]]> The emergence of the economic and financial crisis has already shown important electoral and political consequences in southern Europe. Drawing on the experience of two bailed-out countries, Greece and Portugal, we use original data collected before and after 2008 to examine how patterns of political representation have changed during this period. We argue that austerity measures have significantly affected the way MPs represent their electorates, namely in terms of policy congruence. In addition, the economic crisis has also deepened the legitimacy crisis in both countries. Finally, we find that the short-term impact of the crisis has had a greater impact on voters’ attitudes than on those of their representatives.

]]> https://toarcheio.org/items/awakening-the-sleeping-giant-in-greece-and-portugal-elites-and-voters-attitudes-towards-eu-integration-in-difficult-economic-times/ Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:25:25 +0000 http://arc.local/items/awakening-the-sleeping-giant-in-greece-and-portugal-elites-and-voters-attitudes-towards-eu-integration-in-difficult-economic-times/ Continued]]> This article explores the extent to which the economic crisis and political responses of the European Union (EU) to austerity policies have contributed to Euroscepticism in Greece and Portugal. We analyse attitudes towards the EU at both voter and elite levels using fresh and innovative data, and by comparing them with data from surveys conducted before the crisis we show assessments of austerity and the bailouts are feeding elite and voter Euroscepticism. In both countries there are signs of a crisis of representation with greater voter–elite incongruence in the representation of EU issues than before the bailout.

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