02908nam 22004935 450 99648316600331620231005172550.090-485-5249-410.1515/9789048552498(CKB)5700000000094992(DE-B1597)617602(DE-B1597)9789048552498(MiAaPQ)EBC30406547(Au-PeEL)EBL30406547(OCoLC)1331798065(EXLCZ)99570000000009499220220729h20222022 fg engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierContesting Austerity Social Movements and the Left in Portugal and Spain (2008-2015) /Tiago CarvalhoFirst edition.Amsterdam :Amsterdam University Press,[2022]©20221 online resource (230 pages)Protest and Social Movements ;24.Frontmatter --Table of Contents --List of tables and figures --Acronyms --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1 Cycles, arenas and claims --2 Preludes to the anti-austerity mobilisations --3 Turning points --4 Enduring austerity --5 From the streets to institutions --Conclusion --Appendices --Bibliography --Index --Protest and Social MovementsDespite the historical and political similarities between Portugal and Spain, the contentious responses to austerity diverged in terms of number, rhythm and players. This book compares the contentious responses to austerity in Portugal and Spain during the Eurozone crisis and the Great Recession between 2008 and 2015. While in Spain a sustained wave of mobilisation lasted for three years, involving various players and leading to a transformation of the party system, in Portugal social movements were only able to mobilise in specific instances, trade unions dominated protest and, by the end of the cycle, institutional change was limited. Contesting Austerity shows that the different trajectories and outcomes in these two countries are connected to the nature and configurations of the players in the mobilisation process. While in Spain actors’ relative autonomy from one another led to deeper political transformation, in Portugal the dominance of the institutional actors limited the extent of that change.Protest and social movementsHistorySpainHistoryPortugalAnti-Austerity Protests, Portugal, Spain, Great Recession, Social Movements.HistoryHistory303.48/40946Carvalho Tiagoauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1251890DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK996483166003316Contesting Austerity2901905UNISA